Sentences with phrase «by engineering capacity»

We found that New Zealand was prepared for this earthquake by engineering capacity, code, and emergency response.

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By: Robyn Wilkinson 22nd July 2016 Despite China's commitment to reducing its crude steel production capacity, the iron - ore market remains oversupplied and this is unlikely to change in the foreseeable future, says engineering consultant Core Consultants CEO Lara Smith.

But it is arrogant to suggest that the only authentic condition of congregational life is one of perpetual — especially artificially engineered — change and to think that one can measure a congregation's faithfulness by its capacity to leave its tradition behind.

Members interested in this area of work develop human rights ‐ related activities and services for the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) community to build the commitment and capacity of professional associations to engage meaningfully in human rights by leveraging the experience of their members.

The AAAS - Andrew M. Sessler Fund for Science, Education, and Human Rights honors Dr. Sessler's important legacy by supporting a variety of activities aimed at bridging the scientific, engineering and human rights communities; engaging young and aspiring scientists and engineers in human rights; and increasing the capacity of human rights practitioners to integrate scientific methods and technologies in their work.

Inspired by the breakthrough engineering and immense carrying capacity of the Golden Gate Bridge, the SAYL chair from Herman Miller is a work of art as well as a fantastic sitting experience.

The product's developers, engineers and scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore, Tsinghua University in China, and Case Western Reserve University in the United States, believe the storage capacity by volume (called volumetric energy density) is the highest reported for carbon - based microscale supercapacitors to date: 6.3 microwatt hours per cubic millimeter.

Now, an international team of researchers led by Bingqing Wei, a professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Delaware and the director of the Center for Fuel Cells and Batteries, is doing work that could lay the foundation for more widespread use of lithium metal batteries that would have more capacity than the lithium ion batteries commonly used in consumer electronics today.

Moreover, researchers analysed in detail the effect of these mutations by using advanced engineering and genetic edition techniques and were able to demonstrate that the mutations are pathogenic since they impair the repair capacities of the EDC4 gene.

«Our electrodes have already surpassed commercially available one by 75 percent in terms of storage capacity,» emphasizes the engineer.

... It has the capacity all by itself to bring about the kind of transformation that, for years, reformers have been seeking to engineer in myriad other ways.»

The capacity and reliability of the Venus network is backed by a team of local engineers focused exclusively on business customers and offering 24/7 support.

Agarwal, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 1988, delivered that bold message to a capacity house at Longfellow Hall Tuesday evening in an Askwith Forum hosted by the Harvard Graduate School of Education on how online education has begun to change the way that people think about learning.

The project was cancelled by Audi's former engineering boss Wolfgang Durheimer, who said the project was too expensive and that battery capacity and cost would have to improve by nearly 50 percent to make the car viable.

The W116 was larger on the outside than the W108 / W109 series it replaced, but had similar interior capacity, as the additional bulk was driven by several new and aforementioned engineering developments on car safety and occupant protection in a crash.

The N55 Twin - Scroll single turbo which has been tweaked by BMW M engineers with a new program and larger cooling capacity, pulls like a son of a bitch even over 100 mph.

On top of all this, the Mercedes engineers have devoted special attention to the hinges by developing mounting areas with a high load - bearing capacity to create a robust side - structure assembly that provides the occupants with effective protection in the event of a collision.

SRT engineers who developed the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8's engine achieved more horsepower by adding more cylinder capacity, increasing the compression ratio, and redesigning the cylinder head, intake and exhaust systems for better gas flow and increased engine speed.

The 2.0 - litre capacity remains untouched with Mercedes - AMG engineers squeezing no less than 190 HP per liter simply by reconfiguring the admission settings and valve assembly in order to upgrade the already potent four - cylinder engine.

An available performance brake package designed, engineered and backed by Brembo features massive front red six - piston, fixed aluminum calipers with brake pads clamping on larger - than - stock 410 x 32 mm (16.1 inch x 1.3 inch) Duralife ™ rotors coupled with an 84 percent increase in brake pad area and a 42 percent increase in rotor area to increase system thermal capacity.

An available Performance front brake upgrade package designed, engineered and backed by GM features massive red Brembo ® six - piston, fixed aluminum calipers with brake pads clamping on larger - than - stock 410 x 32 mm (16.1 inch x 1.3 inch) Duralife ™ rotors coupled with an 84 percent increase in brake pad area and a 42 percent increase in rotor area to increase system thermal capacity.

Combined with ultraviolet light, absolute - micron filtration and precise capacity metering, our three and four tiered fail - safe engineered systems ensure that every drop of finished water meets World Health Organization and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards by removing 99.99 percent of bacteria and 99.7 percent of viruses.

Implementation of a human rights monitoring programs in the context of BECCs should include the use of role and capacity analysis to assess the obligations of institutions at the international and national level to monitor the impacts of climate engineering, as well as their capacity and analysis of existing information systems and networks to assess critical information gaps to effective monitoring by decision makers, rights - holders and rights - bearers.

(Sec. 284) Sets forth requirements for compliance with HUD energy efficiency standards for single family or multifamily structures, including: (1) compliance with applicable provisions of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air - conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard and the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code; (2) rehabilitation or improvement on existing structures reducing energy consumption by at least 20 %; and (3) newly constructed residential structures having electrical outlets with the facility and capacity to recharge a standard electric passenger vehicle.

The extreme damage was due primarily to the capacity of the New Orleans levees, which Congress had refused to fix despite warnings and requests over the years by the Army Corps of Engineers.

That said, Planning Engineer did an excellent job presenting some of the important issues, from a transmission grid perspective, of the complications introduced by just one «good» idea — increased solar / wind generating capacity.

Unlike pelagic ecosystems, coastal ecosystems are often dominated by benthic ecosystems, including engineering species (e.g. corals, seagrass, macroalgae, salt marshes, mangroves, sponges, oyster reefs) with the capacity to modulate the chemical and physical conditions of their environment (Gutiérrez et al. 2011).

The engineers say the technology could double the capacity of roads by allowing cars to drive more safely while closer together.

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Aurora, the start - up company founded by former Google engineer Chris Urmson, will leverage Xavier's capacities to develop the level four and five self - driving platforms it will supply to car companies.

The goal of a storage engineer is to reduce the cost of the company by minimizing storage capacities.

Performed multiple tasks between various clients generating 50 % greater capacity and sustainability by engineering ITIL based technology capabilities and aligning resources with the organization's strategic advantage.