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the stuff causing baby stomach problem? it got banned in canada.
> Here is the Element Quiz Question:
>
> The Question:
> This element is never found in nature as a free element. It was discovered
> in the 1880s but was not isolated as a pure element until the 1950s. It is
> a key constituent of an alloy developed in the 1970s by the
> Naval Ordnance Laboratory. Due to the use of this element in the alloy,
> the
> Ames Laboratory at Iowa State University played a significant role in
> creating a methodology for alloy manufacturing. Because of this element,
> the alloy has the highest magnetostriction of any alloy, up to 0.002 m/m
> at
> saturation; it expands and contracts in a magnetic field. The
> initial application of this alloy was in naval sonar systems. Which
> element
> is being described?
>
>
> The winner of the quiz will get the services of Clumpy and Kloumpios
> for the week.
>
> So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have done the following:
>
> Past Quiz winners/tasks:
> Week 1 Ravinder Ajmani, Western Digital
> Week 1 Ron Feyereisen, SigmaTron Intl.
> Week 2 Louis Hart, Compunetics
> Week 3 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger Ltd.
>
> Week 3 John Burke
> -I will be checking out their failure analysis skill set - onward to the
> laboratory! Update: FA skills are good! The boys had a great time in the
> lab although things heated up when they thought the laser cutter for
> cutting out the samples could be modified for laser tag.
>
> Week 4 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
> - Drew gave the boys the week off and recommended they head over to Greece
> and/or Cyprus for some R&R.
>
> Week 5 No Winner - no correct responses!
> - assisted with ????
>
> Week 6 Bhanu Sood, NASA
> - assisted with ????
>
> Week 7 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
> - assisted with ????
>
> Week 7 Ian Fox, Rolls Royce
> - I have a bunch of jobs lined up commissioning our brand new lab in our
> new swanky factory. Who have I got so I can get security clearance?
>
> I hope everyone has a awesome holiday break! See you in the New Year!
>
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
> [log in to unmask]
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