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...turn beta particles directly into electric current, but they have often run into trouble because the particles damage the current-yielding parts of the battery. The Kidde-Elgin battery sidesteps this difficulty by mixing the promethium 147 with a phosphor (light-giving substance) and enclosing the mixture in transparent plastic. Electrons from the Pm-147 make the phosphor glow, and its light is turned into electricity by a photoelectric surface of silicon on each side of the plastic wafer. No electrons escape from the plastic, and so the silicon is not damaged...
...shoji. The long, sky-lit corridor (which has warm, hand-rubbed oak-flooring walls) leads to the ten consulting rooms, each soundproofed to silence, looks out through a full glass wall onto a serene, narrow garden court planted with vine maples and deciduous huckleberries, and backed by a plastic fence paneled in off-white, honey and burnt orange...
...Plastic boats, which were dubious experiments only a few years ago, have become so popular that they accounted for 25% of all boats shown. Most notable use of the new materials was in the show's 50 sleek cruising sailboats. Biggest crowd pleaser: Coleman Boat's new fiberglass, 41-ft. Bounty II, designed by Phil Rhodes, which sleeps six and sells for $18,500, about half the price of a wooden-hull boat...
...work the U.S. Army's sniperscope, which uses infrared rays to see through darkness; a modified version keeps watch on car-axle journal boxes, flashes a signal when the box gets too hot. Coming soon on the Rock Island: centralized TV to keep an eye on crossing gates, plastic train wheels to cut down noise, electronic brains to handle railroad accounting chores...
...Glare Reducer. A plastic coating that can be rolled, sprayed or brushed onto windows to reduce glare and heat from sun rays was put on the market by Manhattan's Everseal Manufacturing Co. Sold in pale blue or green tints, the washable glare reducer is primarily designed for factories, to reduce worker eyestrain, and for warehouse windows, to protect stored goods from fading and heat damage. Price: $9.70 per gal. (enough to cover...