Advances in Engineering And Technology
Navy pancake diesel engines deliver over four times the power per pound and one third the space of former diesels. Gas turbines reach 1500 F due to new heat resistant alloys. RF dehydration cuts moisture to 1 percent. Copper covered steel wire matches solid copper for high frequency lines. Tubeless tires use calcium chloride antifreeze inner liner. Continuous tin plating saves tin via new chemicals. Garnet filler plastic deck non skid fireproof. Bazooka rockets prove effective in combat. Sandless optical glass from boric acid and zinc oxide. Walnut sized searchlight yields 1500 candlepower 65 miles at sea. Grenade smoke aids Allied tanks in Tunisia. Gyro Flux Gate Compass resists bombload and metal interference. Army M3 submachine gun promises superior performance. Electrical nurses monitor 20 inch Texas–East Coast pipeline. Plastic lithographic plates replace zinc/aluminum. Washing films speed up with sea water fix. Portable mercury flash lamp exposes in one microsecond. Stainless steel sheets welded by electric thread technique.
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Army
Texas
East Coast
Ancient monarch inscription found in Palestine and other early discoveries
An inscribed bronze strip in Palestine suggests a monarch who called himself king of the world. Other finds include 7,000 to 10,000 year old remains near Abilene Texas and about 10,000 year old bones in California. New Peru pre Inca sites and South American West Indies pottery links are reported along with early northern Chile inhabitants.
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Palestine
Abilene
Texas
California
Cuzco
Peru
United States
South America
West Indies
Chile
Mexico City
Southwest
Tasco
Mexico
Hell’s Mouth
U. S
Advances in Biological Science Across Plants and Microbes
About 200000 cinchona plants from rescued Philippines seeds were sent to neighboring republics for planting. Ultra centrifuge reveals virus particles as giant protein molecules capable of reproduction. Paricutin volcano eruptions documented. Mold genetics yield pure lines deficient in dietary synthesis. Plant tumor bacteria regain growth with hormones. Soil microbe poison studied as rodent exterminator. Mass culture enzyme splits starch for fermentation. Yeast strains with meatlike flavors developed. A synthetic female hormone created by sulfur-hormone fusion. Prenatal sex control in fruit flies achieved. Diethylstilbestrol pellets in roosters induce henlike traits. New tillage methods prove effective. Night temperatures affect blossom induction in different climates.
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Philippines
Science Service Year in Review 1943 Highlights Radar to Rockets
The year's science advances include radar declassification, rocket ventures like the Bazooka, large scale penicillin production, anti icing tech for aircraft, and Israeli-tinged depictions of war-time research. Field notes cover ships, planes, submarines, and new materials plus astronomical findings and geological discoveries.
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Science Service
Advances in chemistry and physics reveal new vitamins and materials
The article details synthetic biotin production, improved vitamin C preservation in evaporated milk, riboflavin presence in soil and sour-milk yeast, and recovery of riboflavin and thiamin from brewery wastes. It notes new protein recovery from wheat distillery byproduct, corn germ protein extraction, and starch substitutes. plus Paracon synthetic rubber, new nerve gases, 100 million volt X rays, radar progress, a diastase enzyme mechanism, and a large 26 inch optical glass disk for astronomy.
Penicillin Advances and Medical Breakthroughs Reported
Reports describe penicillin production and large scale use, new sulfa drugs, and vaccines. advances include nerve repair, goiter treatment with thiourea, insulin mixes for diabetes, and improved wound care, burns, and blood preservation. Also notes on field vaccine tests, malaria drug trials, and life-saving measures for wounded and shipwrecked personnel.
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War Department
St. Louis
United States Army
Navy
U. S. Food, Drug and Cosmetic Administration
U. S. Supreme Court
Advances in science and technology reported by Science Service
Details of numerous science and technology advances from 1943 are summarized by Science Service. For more information send two 3-cent stamps per item to Science Service at 1719 N Street NW Washington DC.
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Science Service
N Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
War psychology and hearing science insights from 1943
The article surveys wartime psychology noting war neurosis as a common mental casualty and describing therapies group psychotherapy and rest, along with findings on fatigue measures, infant IQ gains from better diets, and social factors. It also covers hearing research on place theory, interaural pitch influence, and fatigue-related losses, with experiments on rats and cats.
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Guadalcanal
Wasp
Brooklyn
Science Service
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