Sentences with phrase «feat of engineering more»

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The bad news for passengers is that despite all these feats of engineering, more legroom in coach is not one of them.

Genetically engineered tobacco plants, chosen to test the concept, managed the unusual feat of growing 14 to 20 percent more mass — meaning more crop yield — than untweaked plants, says Krishna Niyogi of the University of California...

But the feats of chemical engineering that cooks perform every mealtime — whether in a billycan over a fire, or a sous vide in a fancy restaurant — are more often appreciated with the senses rather than the mind.

The organization had no comment today, but its spokesman did say that most architects see the wall as more of an engineering feat than a design matter.

Seashells lined with iridescent mother - of - pearl are more than just pretty — they're a remarkable feat of microengineering, said study co-author François Barthelat, a mechanical engineer at McGill University in Quebec, Canada.

This extraordinary feat of engineering took two firms a total of eight weeks to construct, and scores of workers more than 160 hours to install.

That the XF is also keen to change direction with quick response and little in the way of roll becomes even more impressive... and it actually feels smaller than it is when threading through, which is no mean feat; and a tribute to the extensive weight savings the engineers rendered in the new XF's construction (up to 190 kg saving, depending on spec).

That's no small feat, and it allowed engineers to tweak the suspension tuning of the new Volt for more dynamic handling without introducing harshness into the ride quality.

Building the railway was an extraordinary feat of engineering, with 103 tunnels, more than 864 bridges and around 919 curves.

The region also holds more recent examples of human ingenuity, including a mountain railway that was one of the nation's most celebrated engineering feats of the late 1800s.

Opened more than a century ago, the line is celebrated not only for its fantastic beauty, but also for the feats of engineering that were required to complete it.

What a wonderful idea to walk across the bridge rather than drive as it allows more time to appreciate this feat of engineering and the stunning views.

Built around the 2nd and 4th centuries A.D. — they had humble beginnings as trenches but slowly evolved into much more elaborate feats of engineering crossed with art.

That's less than 345 grams, mind you, which would be a remarkable feat of engineering given the mysterious extra display, Qualcomm Snapdragon processor and other components this more compact Rift has to incorporate.

Building upon the engineering feat the company was able to achieve with the Alta HR, Ionic's PurePulse heart - rate module is flush with the bottom of the device, which Fitbit says leads to a better, more comfortable fit and more accurate calorie - burn and heart rate readings.