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"It will have the same changeable panel system as the present smart car, which leaves it up to buyers to decide what mix and match colour schemes they come up with." The Forfour will be built in Holland and should be on sale in the UK next June.

# MASSIVE SALES There are more than 20,000 Smart cars on British roads.; # SURE TO SUCCEED The new-look four-door Smart.

If you were an artist, or someone else who developed his or her picture smarts, you could.

Because they think in images and can picture things vividly in their minds, those with picture smarts received straight As in art and geometry and respond best to information and lessons presented in visual form.

Logical intelligence is also known as "thinking smarts," "the problem-solving intelligence," and "conscious decision making." Our power to reason and think logically is not only what separates us from the beasts, it is also responsible for all human progress.

Because they think in logical connections and numbers, individuals who possess thinking smarts earned top grades in science and math and learn best when they can assemble the information they need in a logical fashion.

In effect, these materials become the smart structure's nerve endings and muscles, while the computer control becomes its brain.

Smart materials can reduce the weight of structures by allowing designers to incorporate extra stiffness without adding bulk.

The appeal of smart structures has spread from its aerospace roots to a variety of arenas.

By embedding three small strips of smart material in the platform, the Sandia researchers reduced the magnitude of its vibrations from 240 nanometers to 4 nm and cut the platform's settling time after each movement from 15 milliseconds to 9 ms, Redmond says.

"There are some differences between the systems partners and SMART in the conditions," says Schnepper, "but we have to ensure that the main conditions are the same." This came about from lessons learned in the early days when production was disrupted by different strikes.

Where the SMART used to be a relatively simple product with around 200 parts numbers, it is now up to 2,000.

Currently around 500 SMART coupes and cabriolets a day are made to order on a two-shift system.