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Ship borne oxygen generating plants
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other abilities,"teleplotter" can plot missile trajectories and compute the path of yaw without'the missiles actually being fired. The machine will help engineers plan test programs with 90% reduction in time required for interpretation of data, will also tell whether formulation of a problem is right and whether instruments worked properly during test. Control circuits of the machine, which uses 600 electronic tubes, were worked out by personnel from NOL and the IBM Corporation.
High-Altitude Research Facilities Available.--The White Mountain Research Station on Mount Barcroft, California, in the White Mountain range near the California-Nevada border, is expected to become one of the leading high altitude research laboratories on the North American continent under a program of joint support by the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research and the Rockefeller Foundation. The three agencies have obligated themselves to provide combined support totaling $36,000 per year for a three-year period. The laboratory, open to any scientist requiring high-altitude research facilities, is under the direction of Professors Nelto Pace and S. F. Cook of the Division of Physiology of the University of California. The University assumes responsibility for maintenance of the facilities under the program. At the present time, Drs. Pace and Cook are assisted by an interdepartmental committee, composed of University of California staff members representing the various disciplines of the biological, medical and physical sciences. It is intended that this advisory committee will be broadened to include scientists from all geographical regions of the United States and from the various fields of science which require high altitude research facilities. Facilities at White Mountain now available to scientists include a center at the 10,500 foot level and another at 12,500 ft. In addition, limited experimentation may be carried on at heights up to 14,256 ft., the peak of White Mountain itself. This point is readily accessible at a distance of 3 miles from the upper laboratory. Living quarters and laboratory space are available at both the 10,500-ft. and 12,500-ft. levels. A colony of small laboratory animals is presently" being maintained at the 10,500-ft. level. Ship borne oxygen generating plants developed under a Bureau of Ships program will make aircraft carriers self-sufficient in providing oxygen for jet plane operation. The plants produce 500 cu. ft. of gaseous oxygen, 1,500 cu. ft. of gaseous nitrogen per hour; the oxygen is used by high-flying jet pilots while the nitrogen, a by-product, is used for purging gasoline lines. Great weight reduction is a valuable feature of the plants which weigh only 20,000 lb., produce in only five days oxygen enough to fill 70,000 lb. of empty compressed gas cylinders. Industrial Stereomicroscope.--A free consulting service through which production and inspection supervision can explore new concepts in optics for industry has been offered by Bausch'& Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y., in connection with its new Industrial Stereomicroscope. Through this service, Bausch & Lomb representatives will demonstrate how various models of the new instrument can be built into machine, assembly, and inspection set-ups to speed processing, reduce rejects, and diminish employee fatigue,
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other abilities,"teleplotter" can plot missile trajectories and compute the path of yaw without'the missiles actually being fired. The machine will help engineers plan test programs with 90% reduction in time required for interpretation of data, will also tell whether formulation of a problem is right and whether instruments worked properly during test. Control circuits of the machine, which uses 600 electronic tubes, were worked out by personnel from NOL and the IBM Corporation.
High-Altitude Research Facilities Available.--The White Mountain Research Station on Mount Barcroft, California, in the White Mountain range near the California-Nevada border, is expected to become one of the leading high altitude research laboratories on the North American continent under a program of joint support by the National Science Foundation, the Office of Naval Research and the Rockefeller Foundation. The three agencies have obligated themselves to provide combined support totaling $36,000 per year for a three-year period. The laboratory, open to any scientist requiring high-altitude research facilities, is under the direction of Professors Nelto Pace and S. F. Cook of the Division of Physiology of the University of California. The University assumes responsibility for maintenance of the facilities under the program. At the present time, Drs. Pace and Cook are assisted by an interdepartmental committee, composed of University of California staff members representing the various disciplines of the biological, medical and physical sciences. It is intended that this advisory committee will be broadened to include scientists from all geographical regions of the United States and from the various fields of science which require high altitude research facilities. Facilities at White Mountain now available to scientists include a center at the 10,500 foot level and another at 12,500 ft. In addition, limited experimentation may be carried on at heights up to 14,256 ft., the peak of White Mountain itself. This point is readily accessible at a distance of 3 miles from the upper laboratory. Living quarters and laboratory space are available at both the 10,500-ft. and 12,500-ft. levels. A colony of small laboratory animals is presently" being maintained at the 10,500-ft. level. Ship borne oxygen generating plants developed under a Bureau of Ships program will make aircraft carriers self-sufficient in providing oxygen for jet plane operation. The plants produce 500 cu. ft. of gaseous oxygen, 1,500 cu. ft. of gaseous nitrogen per hour; the oxygen is used by high-flying jet pilots while the nitrogen, a by-product, is used for purging gasoline lines. Great weight reduction is a valuable feature of the plants which weigh only 20,000 lb., produce in only five days oxygen enough to fill 70,000 lb. of empty compressed gas cylinders. Industrial Stereomicroscope.--A free consulting service through which production and inspection supervision can explore new concepts in optics for industry has been offered by Bausch'& Lomb Optical Co., Rochester, N. Y., in connection with its new Industrial Stereomicroscope. Through this service, Bausch & Lomb representatives will demonstrate how various models of the new instrument can be built into machine, assembly, and inspection set-ups to speed processing, reduce rejects, and diminish employee fatigue,