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"President Donald Trump has promised throughout his presidency to revive American manufacturing by slapping punishing tariffs on foreign competition. But  a new study  from the US Federal Reserve suggests that his efforts have backfired — and that the manufacturing sector is worse off than it was before the president began his protectionist trade policy. Economists Aaron Flaaen and Justin Pierce, who describe their study as “as the first comprehensive estimates of the effect of recent tariffs on the US manufacturing sector,” argue that the data shows that any benefits from protection from foreign competition have been more than canceled out by retaliatory tariffs from trading partners and an increase in the cost of components sourced from abroad. As a result, US manufacturing has seen job losses and higher prices for consumers. The new Federal Reserve study compared how manufacturing industries benefited from tariffs (border taxes on imports) to how much of a hit they too

Philly Has an Air Pollution Problem. These Researchers Think Its Neighborhoods May Hold a Solution presented by:   VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES PRINT Philadelphia ranks as one of the nation’s 25 worst metro areas for ozone and year-round particle pollution, according to the   American Lung Association , but it’s not exactly easy to stop those health hazards from accumulating in our city. “These two pollutants are what is also known as secondary pollutants,” says Kabindra Shakya, PhD, an assistant professor of geography and the environment at Villanova University. “They’re not directly emitted from emissions sources such as tailpipes but formed in the atmosphere. They have multiple formation pathways, and particles also have primary sources..” The city’s individual neighborhoods, however, can vary widely when it comes to air quality. Their different make-ups may shine a light on how to mitigate the problem, according to ongoing

With much sadness, we notify you of the passing of Mr. Harumichi Shibata who was the President of Sibata Scientific for many years. 

DURING THE HOLIDAY, WE WILL BE CLOSED FROM DECEMBER 24--27, 2019.  WE WISH YOU A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON.