A study is presented to show ways by which management can stimulate technological innovation. (DF)

Zoology and psychology occupy back-to-back labs and plan joint research at the University of Maryland. (Editor)

Illustrates the determination of authenticity of paintings through radiochemistry which examines the half-life of uranium in white lead pigments. (CP)

Describes a mathematical treatment that can be used to convince students of the efficiency of correct washing methods for chemical apparatus and precipitates. (AL)

Describes techniques for the preparation of simple soaps and detergents that can be used, by students, to investigate their properties and the differences between the two classes of compounds. (AL)

Reviews reasons for the trend from wet chemical'' analytic techniques for measuring air pollutants toward physical methods based upon chemiluminescence, electrochemical transduction, flame ionization coupled with gas chromotography, and spectroscopy. (AL)

Describes a procedure useful for investigating the effects of substances on plant growth and development. A bean seedling's stem is partially split, and each half is placed in a different nutrient solution. Suggestions for the instructional use of the technique are made. (AL)