Research into materials such as Kevlar, optical fibre and steel is at the heart of the business.

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The site also includes photographs and information on printed materials as well as information on the research holdings of the National Library of Wales.

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STM, which now exists in dozens of variants, is a vital research tool in such fields as materials science, nanotechnology and microbiology.

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The two fields of novel materials and brain research are described as fulfilling the criteria for the funding by being "ambitious and risky" while promising large returns.

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Before that, he spent a decade running the materials research institute at Princeton University, and nearly as much time at Exxon, in charge of research and development.

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Smaller crews of more highly trained workers who can switch jobs with ease, as the research engineers upstream of them dream up new ways to manufacture products using fewer raw materials and less labor.

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