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Toyota's production line leads from lab to road

Sparks of inspiration and close relations with group companies keep Toyota's central research labs motoring along, as Ichiko Fuyuno reports.

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Toyota's production line leads from lab to road. Nature 435, 1026–1027 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/4351026a

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