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Title
METALS POLYMERS CERAMICS.
Abstract
News briefs about developments in the manufacture of metals, polymers and ceramics are presented. The inexpensive Indian automobile, the Tata Nano is profiled. A new form of steel, named TP-N 68/78 and developed by Thyssen-Krupp Steel and JFE Steel Corp., is described in terms of its engineering characteristics. Goodyear is experimenting with tires made from piano wire, originally developed for lunar surface vehicles, to develop a more reliable model.