Concern for long-term availability of nonrenewable resources has fostered proposals for substitution with renewable resources. Forest products could become the basis for materials substitution and production. Further feasibility studies are needed to determine the technical, economic, energy, and environmental aspects of substitution. (MR)

Record levels of construction resulted in increased consumption of mineral raw materials in 1978, such as crushed stone, sand and gravel, and gypsum. The demand for and price of diamonds soared. (BB)

Discusses the increased demand for scientists and engineers through this year (1978) according to a survey of demand for technical talent. (HM)

Contains additional selections in subject areas covered in an earlier compilation. (KS)

A number of new initiatives have been started in the United Kingdom to bring universities and industry closer together. Several of these programs are outlined and the experience at Cambridge University with a research and teaching program linked directly to a manufacturing industry is described. (Author/JN)

Recent economic growth and improved manufacturing profitability are supporting increased employment for industrial engineers. Promising areas include modernizing manufacturing technology and productivity with large amounts of hiring in aerospace, electronics, and instrumentation. Percentages of women employed in these fields for 1982 and 1983 are…

Presents two respective comparisons between ideal and real energy cost for the manufacture of a new automobile and between free energy savings from processing the old automobile into low and high grade scraps. Suggests the wasted thermodynamic potential should be considered in making decisions about energy savings. (CC)

Introduces the annual compilation of the essential statistics of the chemical industry, presented in eight sections (SE 506 182 to 506 189): products of the industry; sales, earnings, and other financial data; chemical company performance; industry employment; chemical R&D spending; U.S. chemical trade; raw materials for the industry; and foreign…

Students at the University of Northern Iowa were provided with a meaningful experience in quality assurance through a term project resulting from a problem submitted by a local manufacturing plant. Students were given the responsibility of developing a quality control and inspection system that was actually installed in the plant. (SK)

Analyzes the communications policy review process since the 1960s, encompassing task forces, Congress, and the Federal Communications Commission. Concludes that the process "has been doing little more than seeking a means of negotiating the conflicting needs of the major industrial interests already in control of most aspects of American…

Advances in electronics and computer science have enabled industries (pulp/paper, iron/steel, petroleum/chemical) to attain better control of their processes with resulting increases in quality, productivity, profitability, and compliance with government regulations. (JN)

A report on the increasing usage of chemicals in water treatment, particularly the use of coagulants and flocculants. (BB)

Employment declined and unemployment rose in the second half of 1990; job losses were particularly acute in construction and manufacturing. (Author)