The article discusses the importance of instruments in science and technology and describes the development, operations, uses, and software of the Universal Laboratory Training and Research Aid (ULTRA), a portable talking laboratory computer that will enable visually impaired students to perform independently important instrumental measurements…

Describes a simple digital waveform synthesizer, a chronograph for measuring projectile velocities, and a versatile beam splitter for holographers. (MLH)

Described are three new biological science laboratory products including: a bench-top incubator shaker, a Lindburg lab tube furnace, and a carbon dioxide incubator. (SL)

Describes an inexpensive apparatus that can be constructed from ordinary laboratory materials that will convert precoated thin layer chromatography plates into channeled plates. (MLH)

Describes the construction and application of a device small enough to be worn on a worker's clothing that can monitor exposure to mercury. (MLH)

This paper describes Southwest Texas State University's Communication Lab, which includes a general office, two large rooms with videotaping and playback capabilities, and three rooms with individual computers and is used by students enrolled in public speaking, small group communication, and interpersonal communication classes. The paper presents…

Planning a photojournalism laboratory is simplified by following the outlined steps for determining what needs must be met, what the space offers, and what costs will be. Equipment selection follows guidelines of curricular and economic suitability, compatibility, and service quality. Carefully written specifications help ensure equipment quality…

The advantages are related of a video recorder over a Polaroid camera for doing experiments dealing with the "conservation of mass and momentum." Use of video records is advocated for recording measurements in physics experiments. (JP)

Description of instructional materials used at the English Language Institute (ELI) at the University of Pittsburgh. (RL)