Sentences with phrase «bursts of power such»

Type IIb fast - twitch fibers, or fast glycolytic fibres (also known as Type IIx), are recruited for very short - duration high - intensity bursts of power such as maximal and near - maximal lifts and short sprints.

Not exact matches

One benefit of the film - based electrodes is that their large surface area relative to their volume allows electron carriers such as lithium to ferry charges out quickly, providing a quick burst of power.

Now, researchers at MIT and in Canada have found a promising new approach to delivering the short but intense bursts of power needed by such small devices.

Usually following the increased occurrence of solar flares, some of these bursts of magnetic energy have such intensity that they can knock out electrical power grids, affect satellites and disrupt telecommunications — and a single event could cause $ 15 billion worth of damage in Europe alone according to ESA estimates.

Fast - twitch muscle fibers are used in explosive bursts of power, for example when working with heavy loads or during sprinting, while slow - twitch fibers enable long endurance feats such as high - rep sets with light loads or distance running.

This top - secret facility houses such freaks of nature as Abe Sapien (Doug Jones), a water - dwelling fish / man with empathic powers, and Hellboy's girlfriend, Liz Sherman (Selma Blair), a pyro - kinetic woman who can burst into flames at will.

If, however, ultracapacitors were paired with batteries, they could protect batteries from intense bursts of power, Bohn says, such as those needed for acceleration, thereby extending the life of the batteries.

-LSB-...] If ultracapacitors were paired with batteries, they could protect batteries from intense bursts of power, Bohn says, such as those needed for acceleration, thereby extending the life of the batteries.

FCE CEO Chip Bottone said the recent burst in his company's activity can be attributed to the successful maturation of pilot projects (such as the one at Pepperidge Farm) that are demonstrating real savings in power costs.

We found that Zoe photography — HTC's mixture of burst - stills and short HD video clips — was particularly power - hungry in our review of the phone, and as such keen shutterbugs hoping to get the most out of the phone's UltraPixel camera may well be the obvious target for Mophie's new accessory.