
84 Process Techniques for Engineering High-Performance Materials
explain why the request is physically impossible or how it violates a basic
law of nature. A more exible mind might reject the conventional answer
and propose a wild-card approach that employs a novel approach to remove
current constraints.
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requirements known to the world at large. Monetary rewards are offered
to anyone who can propose a remedy. Potentially, millions of technologists
are willing to ponder the predicament in their spare time for a potential
payback of a few tens of thousands of dollars. Such offers ...