Suggests a variety of alternative fashion illustration techniques and materials which do not require rigorous training in sketching the human figure. (SJL)

Describes the source of hexamethylenediamine (HMDA). The process of the original synthesis HMDA for nylon manufacture which started with adipic acid and the estimated production cost for alternative HMDA processes are included. (HM)

Describes the activities of the National Submicron Facility which was established at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York to serve as an information resource for the nation's research community in microstructure science and engineering. (HM)

The issue of readability vs academic standards in college textbooks is addressed. Problems in balancing both needs and other problems involving textbooks and the publishing industry, including textbook resales and routine revisions of texts, are discussed. (JMD)

Examines the salient arguments posited by the pro-BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) and pro-RTE (Radio Telefis Eireann) sides during Ireland's second television channel debate and ultimate decision. (Author/GT)

Lists and annotates more than 200 articles on mass communication, grouped according to topic. Topics include advertising, broadcasting, courts and law, education for journalism, international, management, public relations, and visual communications. (GT)

Components of solar energy systems are described, the development of the solar industry discussed, and implications are drawn for employment opportunities in industries (which may expand into new, solar-related areas) and in the professions, from law to sales, upon the advent of solar heating. (AJ)

Reviews the evolution of semiconductor electronics, shows how it served and was strengthened by space and defense missions; discusses how new enterprises formed as semiconductor electronics developed. (MLH)

Discusses the use of unrehearsed, unedited videotapes of regular classroom courses for instructing small groups of students who are assisted by paraprofessional tutors as they watch the tape. (MLH)

Discusses factors influencing the changes in adult education in Canada (changing technology and environment, new adult self-concept, changing age profile of population, adult education's improving public image, immigrant competition, improved course organization and marketing, and real growth values) in relation to opportunities for the Canadian…

Suggests that the commercial broadcasting system is an anomaly in a nation which pledges allegiance to child welfare since it permits even more advertising to young viewers than it sanctions for their parents. (Author/AM)

Asks whether the United States is about to join the Roman Empire as a historical lesson of inevitable rise and fall. The government, economic and industrial leaders, and social scientists are examined. (Editor/RK)

Assesses the prospects for changes in present global flow of television and suggests that long-range results may include dispersal of production centers and over-all cultural enrichment. (MH)

Discusses how television shapes political language and thought, flattens consciousness about movements, and controls controversy. (DD)