Sentences with phrase «fractions of a second as»

Neutron stars are formed in a fraction of a second as a massive star collapses onto itself, compressing its matter to the density of an atomic nucleus.

«We think that these large bubbles, which were formed in the first fraction of a second as the star collapsed, have been preserved for hundreds of years like a fossil record in the radioactive ash of the explosion,» Grefenstette said, referring to the titanium cloud.

Not exact matches

For me, as a race car driver used to things happening in fractions of a second, two more years was almost more than I could deal with.

Our most sophisticated models can't predict movements in 60 seconds (consistently, didn't stop us from trying as a joke activity) and it is sad that retail traders who don't even have a fraction of the tools or computing power think they can outperform, except of course the lucky ones (elementary 1st year university statistics predicts that, so they are lucky not talented).

There may be purpose, or at least desires, referring only to a tiny fraction of a second ahead, just as there may be memories with similarly short - run effective scope toward the past.

If the party exceeds a threshold, the excess is transferred to the second preferences but as a fraction of a vote.

Hone adds, «We are just starting to dream about other uses for these structures — for example, as micro-hotplates that can be heated to thousands of degrees in a fraction of a second to study high - temperature chemical reactions or catalysis.»

They last for a fraction of a second and contain as much energy as the daily output of the sun.

Dean Buonomano, a neuroscientist at UCLA, argues that in order to perceive time in fractions of a second, our brains tell time as if they were observing ripples on a pond.

In the span of a fraction of a second to a few minutes, gamma - ray bursts spew out 1020 times as much energy as the sun.

Computers aren't yet as smart and sultry as the one in Her, but armed with your Facebook data, they can accurately judge your personality in a fraction of a second.

«The failure to find them has led to renewed interest in studying how well primordial black holes — black holes formed in the universe's first fraction of a second — could work as dark matter.»

The institute's star attraction is its pulsed - power generator, the Angara -5-1, which, for a tiny fraction of a second, can produce about 100 times as much power as all the power stations in Britain could manage together.

As soon as the melted droplet comes into contact with the copper, it transfers its heat to the metal within fractions of a second and solidifieAs soon as the melted droplet comes into contact with the copper, it transfers its heat to the metal within fractions of a second and solidifieas the melted droplet comes into contact with the copper, it transfers its heat to the metal within fractions of a second and solidifies.

The first direct detection of gravitational waves occurred in mid-September 2015 (but announced February 11, 2016) with twin LIGO detectors in Hanford, WA and Livingston, LA (both USA) when ripples of spacetime from the last fraction of a second of the merger of two black holes with masses 29 and 36 solar masses combined to form a 62 - solar mass black hole with 3 solar masses of energy radiated away as gravitational waves in that last fraction of a second.

In a new study, 14 - year - olds had a fraction of a second to identify the more numerous of two sets of colored dots, such as those in the images shown here.

If confirmed, the undulating «gravitational waves» would amount to near - proof of the Big Bang theory known as inflation, and their magnitude would reveal exactly how energetically the universe inflated 13.8 billion years ago, when, according to the theory, it grew from a speck in a fraction of a second.

An Olympic lifter may view speed and power as related to lifting a maximum weight at maximum velocity in a total effort measuring mere seconds or fractions of a second, while a 400 meter runner may view speed and power as the ability to engage in optimal power generation over much longer durations.

My second scarf was completed in a fraction of the time as my first.

As a unit of time, the minute is equal to 1 ⁄ 60 (the first sexagesimal fraction) of an hour, or 60 seconds.

The charmer helps a customer sort out her dinner plans, but there's also a hint of something else as he shifts from begging to fighting for his job in just a fraction of a second.

Second: one - time «snapshot» data of a single cohort of kids, which is all that NAEP can supply the first time around, tell you nothing about the academic achievement of children before they entered their charter schools — and just about everyone knows that a big fraction of the youngsters enrolling in charters were already behind the education eight - ball as a result of dismal performance in previous schools.

(Translation: keep the first fraction as it is, change the division sign to multiplication, and flip the numerator and denominator of the second fraction.)

That's because the second row seats, which have been described as thrones by more than one staffer, actually have a fraction of an inch more head and legroom than the front row.

Dropping a fraction of a second from an arbitrary acceleration figure isn't as impressive as the level of refinement the new automatic provides.

As I was driving I flashed my brights and was surprised when the engine seemed to almost completely cut out for a fraction of a second.

The belt latch tensioners on the front seats as well as the side airbags are activated within fractions of a second.

The degree of lock — which may be anywhere between 0 and 100 percent — is adjusted as required within a fraction of a second, enabling wheel spin to be prevented on slippery surfaces, in instances where the right and left rear wheel have widely differing friction coefficients, in tight bends and when changing direction with particular vigor.

It gives the B4 Bi-Turbo the ability to sprint from 0 to 62 mph in just 4.2 seconds, up to a top speed of 189 mph (at least on a closed circuit, as we have trouble seeing even a fraction of that ability exercised on U.K.'s speed - camera infested roads).

As soon as the sensors register the danger of the vehicle rolling over, two roll bars are extended in fractions of a second from their storage areas behind the rear headrestAs soon as the sensors register the danger of the vehicle rolling over, two roll bars are extended in fractions of a second from their storage areas behind the rear headrestas the sensors register the danger of the vehicle rolling over, two roll bars are extended in fractions of a second from their storage areas behind the rear headrests.

Ride and handling is controlled by Integrated Chassis Management technology, which varies drivetrain and suspension functions within fractions of a second, responding to sudden changes in driving conditions such as spontaneous steering maneuvers on changing surfaces, whether accelerating or braking.

Within fractions of a second, it uses data transferred from the front camera, the ACC and radar sensors to calculate the distance of the car ahead as well as its width and degree of offset.

Thanks to the huge strides forward made in computer - based image - processing technology, Speed Limit Assist is able to work in real time, analysing the images within a fraction of a second so as to provide the driver with the required information practically instantaneously.

The degree of lock — which may be anywhere between 0 and 100 per cent — is adjusted as required within a fraction of a second, enabling wheel spin to be prevented on slippery surfaces, in instances where the right and left rear wheel have widely differing friction coefficients, in tight bends and when changing direction with particular vigour.

The 0 to 100 km / h sprint feels as quick as 5.8 seconds make it, but blistering straight line performance is just a tiny fraction of the Megane RS» character.

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The device isn't as zippy as an iPad 2, but books open quickly and pages turn in a fraction of a second with a swipe of the screen (or just touch the right margin to page forward and the left margin to page back).

That's partly because pages appear to be slow to load via Wi - Fi, but in truth the Kobo store suffers from the same problem as its Kindle rival - it can't show more than a fraction of its contents on a single page, and those pages take a second or so to flip.

If one could compress all the time that hamsters have existed on Earth into just 1,000 years, this period of time that they've been kept as pets would be just a fraction of a second.

As you say, convection uses up a lot of energy too and also counters the idea of radiative heat transfer as a big ticket item because «hot» CO2 molecules only remain so for a brief fraction of a second before they collide with N2 or O2 to warm that localised parcel of air; which then rises to attain equilibrium T somewhere higher and at a COLDER temp so no rad Transf!As you say, convection uses up a lot of energy too and also counters the idea of radiative heat transfer as a big ticket item because «hot» CO2 molecules only remain so for a brief fraction of a second before they collide with N2 or O2 to warm that localised parcel of air; which then rises to attain equilibrium T somewhere higher and at a COLDER temp so no rad Transf!as a big ticket item because «hot» CO2 molecules only remain so for a brief fraction of a second before they collide with N2 or O2 to warm that localised parcel of air; which then rises to attain equilibrium T somewhere higher and at a COLDER temp so no rad Transf!!!

As a result, you can visualize forest change in fractions of a second over the web, instead of the minutes or hours that traditional offline systems require for such analysis.»

As for the second prong, CS concludes (read their full analysis here) that Prius owners aren't spending the money they save on gas much differently than money any of save on anything else — sure some of it goes towards carbon - intensive activities, but that fraction is hardly enough to come anywhere close to negating the energy savings earned by the fuel efficient auto.

It takes just fractions of a second for the iPhone X to scan your face, recognize you, and unlock your device, though Face ID has been described as slower than Touch ID.

With some cryptocurrencies making waves as of late, it becomes interesting to stay on top of the developments and trends that can take place within a mere fraction of a second.

As a result, Lightning Network can process over a thousand BTC transactions per second, which is a tiny fraction of Visa's 56,000 per second, but a dramatic improvement over bitcoin's five per second.