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  1. New Road Now Links US Alaska

    Series name
    War Pictorial News
    Issue no
    X003A
    NoS ID
    156550
    Story no
    3 / 4

    New road, with relay stations every hundred miles, used to transport war supplies.

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  2. Civil Engineering

    Series name
    Letter From London
    Issue no
    371
    NoS ID
    325270

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  3. Send For Scoosher

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    20
    NoS ID
    325345
    Story no
    1 / 4

    COI synopsis: Firemen’s latest weapon is the Scoosher - a lightweight self-contained fire engine carrying its own water supply right up to the heart of the fire. A flame detector guides the operator who...

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  4. C.P.I.L.S.

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    59
    NoS ID
    325385
    Story no
    2 / 4

    COI synopsis: Automatic landing systems for aircraft - now so up-dated that even the smallest of airfields can handle them.

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  5. Running Track

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    67
    NoS ID
    325393
    Story no
    1 / 4

    COI synopsis: A specially designed centrifugal indoor running track and a special surface combine to make quick getaways quicker!

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  6. Railock

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    68
    NoS ID
    325394
    Story no
    1 / 3

    COI synopsis: If you’re high up on the job and you drop off, this device in a safety rope tears itself apart rather than you.

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  7. In Air Iceing

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    69
    NoS ID
    325395
    Story no
    1 / 4

    COI synopsis: Realistically arctic conditions at the touch of a switch - liquid nitrogen, steam, and water sprays in freezing air, are some of the techniques for producing man-made snowstorms for essential...

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  8. Sounds of Doom

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    78
    NoS ID
    325404
    Story no
    1 / 3

    COI synopsis: A suspension bridge buckling and twisting till it collapses demonstrates one of the more spectacularly catastrophic results of stress in metals... but more frequently the effects of stress...

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  9. Hardness Tester

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    84
    NoS ID
    325410
    Story no
    1 / 3

    COI synopsis: Similar in principle to the cartridge of a record player this device assesses a metal’s hardness by forcing a diamond to indent the surface and measuring the voltage generated.

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  10. Laser Landing Aid

    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    88
    NoS ID
    325416
    Story no
    1 / 5

    COI synopsis: A laser beam of red light which penetrates through fog provides an excellent beacon for the ship or aircraft pilot.

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