Technology proliferation

When we consider the multitudes of vulnerabilities to potential terrorists use of biological and chemical weapons as discussed above, and the rapid expansion of novel production and delivery methodologies increasingly available to terrorists as a result of technology proliferation, it becomes apparent that effective prevention and protection strategies must be multidisciplinary and integrated at the local through national levels, and the research efforts to develop and field effective countermeasures must be interdisciplinary. 

Initial olefin applications will likely focus on the agricultural/industrial, packaging, medical, wire cable, automotive, large appliance, and housewares/toys markets, but additional uses are expected to develop as the technology proliferates. 

Recycling Technology Proliferates. Plastics Technology, pp. 45-49, July 1989. 

High technology proliferated in the cold war. The US pavilion at the 1967 World Exposition in Montreal comprised a three-quarters spherical space frame twenty storeys high. 

Assessment of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Technological Proliferation Resistance (Proc. of Int. Workshop, June 3-5, 2003, Obninsk, Russia). SSC RF-IPPE, Paper III-8. 

XXIII-13] ALEKSEEV, P., et al.. Comparison of the wide-scale nuclear power development concepts with expanded fuel breeding and without it from the viewpoint of minimizing the proliferation risk. Methodologies for Quantitative Assessment of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Technological Proliferation Resistance (Proc. of Int. Workshop, June 3-5, 2003, Obninsk, Russia). SSC RF-IPPE, Paper III-9. 

Restructuring will promote the introduction of other advanced technologies and practices as well. For example, the use of combined-cycle, gas turbine power plants are expected to proliferate under restructuring. These plants are generally more efficient and more environmentally benign than many fossil fuel plants currently in use. 

Raff I m not aware that anyone has done it in that way, but it is an important question. Cortical neuron precursors in the mouse, for example, go through many fewer divisions than do cortical precursors in primates, which is why mice have a smaller cortex than primates. The question is why is the behaviour of the two types of precursors so different Is it because intrinsic timers are set differently Is it because the mitogens and growth factors that drive proliferation are around for longer in primates These are questions that could be addressed without a need for new technology. 

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