Shipping company Condor Group is to shed 70 jobs in the Channel Islands when it closes its logistics division.

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"When you start dealing with a senior bunch of scientists trained in conventional physics and they see a young upstart with a miracle material, most say 'no, ' and they say it rather vehemently, " says James Collis , who evaluates technology for the logistics division of the Naval Air Systems Command and who has closely followed Branagan's work.

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The air force is also vital to UPS' fastest- growing division, logistics, up 70% in revenue in the last two years.

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