context1: The primary aim of the projects was a more sophisticated development of the rather modest MRI techniques available in the early eighties - mainly with respect to speed and specificity. Already in 1985 the group presented a major breakthrough for the future development of MRI in both science and medicine. The invention of a <strong>rapid</strong> imaging principle, the FLASH MRI (<strong>fast</strong> low angle shot) technique, allowed for a 100-fold reduction of the measuring times of cross-sectional and three-dimensional images.
context2: This also makes the construction of municipal infrastructure and deployment of services unusually costly and inefficient. Such communities typically include big box stores, <strong>fast</strong> food chains, and large shopping malls, but lack amenities such as parks and cultural institutions. Nevertheless, relatively cheap land, cheap fuel, and low taxes fuel <strong>rapid</strong> economic and population growth in many exurbs.