Business Week Special Report on The New Workforce

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Hi Jim, wow, what a great find in Business Week and certainly good news!

I don't know about artificial muscles, though, can you just see us all

becoming " bionic " ! lol

Gretchen

Jim wrote:

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> Hi All,

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> The March 20, 2000, issue of Business Week magazine has an interesting

> Special Report on The New Workforce. The articles cover companies that are

> benefiting by hiring disabled people, the development of enabling

> technologies, and the creation of mechanical body parts. The commentary on

> the Americans with Disabilities Act is also good.

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> Nothing was said about creating new nerves, but scientists at the

> University of New Mexico's Artificial Muscle Research Institute are

> developing polymer-metal composites that could serve as replacement

> muscles! Estimated availability is the year 2019.

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> If you do not have the magazine, you can read the articles here:

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> http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_12/b3673022.htm

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> --Jim

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