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Miracles for export

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Western experts have long believed that state intervention is detrimental to business. However, a study conducted by the World Bank on the experience of fast-growing East Asian economies provide evidence that state intervention in underdeveloped economies can be beneficial.

Author: Wallich, Paul, Stix, Gary
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
Research, Economic aspects, Economic development, World Bank, Industry regulations, East Asia, Government regulation of business, Trade regulation, Asia, Eastern

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Nice legs

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Car manufacturers are using a new technology called hexapods to shape the gears and engine blocks of cars. These devices allow carmakers to approach a part from any angle and moves in three rotational axes.

Author: Stix, Gary
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
Automobiles

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No tipping please

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Some companies have started using service robots, or serbots, to see if some tasks now done by humans can be accomplished by robots. One example is Marriott's use of serbots to clean floors.

Author: Stix, Gary
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1992
Eating places, Hotels and motels, Usage, Equipment and supplies, Robots, Industrial, Industrial robots, Robotics, Marriott Corp., MHS, Mobile robots

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