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Technology Stocks : Micromem Technologies ***MAG-RAM*** ( MMTI) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Square_Dealings who wrote (84)	3/7/2000 6:29:00 AM
From: wily	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 95

>>Academic types are rarely at the cutting edge of real world manufacturing capabilities.<< Interesting statement. So you're saying that a professor of materials science doesn't necessarily keep up with what is happening in his profession in the "real world"? Just as a for instance, what new processes are out there now that will enable the MAGRAM design to built that this professor seems to be unaware of? For the record, this professor did say that universities generally can't hope to compete in the development of technologies that are the focus of "hot industrial interest" because of the limitations they have with funding and facilities. They therefore are usually focused on stuff 5, 10 and 15 years out. But he didn't say anything about not knowing what is going on or what is capable of being built with present technology. How could you consider yourself competent as a teacher without keeping up with that stuff? >>"We observed 8 bit samples of MAGRAM perform flawlessly in tests concluded this past September," said Dale Hensley, technical projects specialist for Honeywell. "The fact that much larger MAGRAM EVUs will be available for production just months after these initial tests confirms our belief that MAGRAM could be ready for real-world applications in a very short period of time" This doesnt sound like a guy thats only interested in contract testing revenues.<< I agree. Do you think it's possible he's interested in the fee he might have been paid for his contribution to the promotional video that's posted on the Micromem website? Do you think participating in promotional activities of the company whose technology you are supposed to be testing for the government is good for objectivity? Or how about the "appearance" of objectivity that the government (DOE) should expect in exchange for their money spent? wily