Science: Technology Notes

> The principle of automatic heat control, now used in electrically heated flying suits, has been applied by General Electric Co. to a bed blanket which looks, feels and launders like any cotton-wool blanket, but carries a low-voltage current which can be set to maintain any desired temperature without regard to weather changes or home fuel shortage.

> The "electric eye" has a new use in protecting ships at sea from submarines. An electronic tube mounted in the ship's funnel warns the engine room whenever poor combustion allows smoke to form, thus prevents...

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