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The following are some of the letters, or excerpts, received in response to the February 2006 Viewpoint entitled "The Downward Spiral."

he printing industry has witnessed great strides in the advancement of inkjet inks. Technological progress has extended the application of inkjet printing into the realm of wide-format printers and beyond.

In a single generation, we have come to take for granted how the transistor and its offspring, the integrated circuit, have transformed our lives.

With steady growth of radiation-cured systems for high-performance industrial coatings, new challenges constantly arise that require innovative solutions.

Other than ammonia, alkanolamines play an important role as the primary evaporative neutralizing agents used in waterborne coatings.

American coatings manufacturers are slow to accept the reality that free trade is now cemented into our foreign relations program and hence is a permanent threat to the existence of this industry.

Corroding metal parts or components greatly reduce service life, destroying millions of dollars in metal products each year. For this reason, corrosion-control methods are heavily investigated and researched.

This is the eighth in a series of articles regarding the "Nuts and Bolts" of formulating. It is intended to help formulators new to the industry, those who have changed jobs within the industry or simply as a refresher.

Factorial designs are best used when studying categorical and continuous variables. Categorical variables include non-numeric variables, like lots of raw materials, equipment, methods and personnel.

Q: We have an old alkyd and polyester resin manufacturing plant and want to increase productivity. Can you suggest some cost-effective ways to do it?