Sentences with phrase «less brittle»

The strength of mollusk shells has led to the development of a new glass that is tougher and less brittle, meaning less fragile iPhone screens could be on their way.

The suspension changes yield a better, less brittle ride than the previous generation, and body roll and pitch both still seem well contained.

The Yaris feels a little less brittle over bumps now, while highway noise is also about what you'd expect in this class.

In just 3 days of use, I saw that my nails were less brittle and they were visibly healthier looking!

Professor Alan Dalton and his team have developed a new way to make smart phone touch screens that are cheaper, less brittle, and more environmentally friendly.

Plastic and protected steel both corrode more slowly than cast - iron and are less brittle.

To disperse the aluminum compound and make the metal less brittle, researchers led by materials scientist Hansoo Kim of Pohang University of Science and Technology in South Korea added nickel, which caused the aluminum compound to permeate the metal in nanometer - sized clusters instead of long bands.

Then they tested the metal by applying tension and found that it was stronger and less brittle than conventional steel.

Stainless steel requires light sharpening more often than other types of steel with regular use but is less brittle.

So it technically has the best of both worlds: the stain - resistant, less brittle properties of stainless steel, and the edge - holding sharpness of carbon steel.

On the upside, Jack's limbs are now notably less brittle as a result...»

Environmentally friendly trays also are less brittle, reducing waste due to breaks during production and eliminating one of the top consumer complaints of broken trays.

Had he been more of a leader, and less brittle, he might well have returned to his denomination and been a leader in its movement ahead.

This approach is less brittle than the top - down approach where, if the robot finds itself handling a situation which doesn't match the rules, it won't know what to do.»

Not exact matches

NEW DELHI (AP)-- Given a rare opportunity to lunch with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Gaurav Dalmia was less interested Thursday in discussing the planned topics at hand, including climate change or even the trade dispute between India and the U.S. Instead, the Indian businessman was focused on Kerry himself — and whether he would be able to smooth over brittle relations between Washington and New Delhi for the sake of economic growth.

Unfortunately, as we age, our bodies produce less collagen, leading to wrinkles, saggy skin, digestion issues, brittle hair and nails, dimples (cellulite) and joint pain.

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Roasted nuts are dry and brittle, making for a less - creamy milk.

Another challenge, adds David Tew, a program manager at DOE's Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy in Washington, D.C., is that the all - ceramic electrodes and electrolyte are extremely brittle, which could make them less durable for use in real - world conditions.

«They can, for example, become more brittle, susceptible to cracking or less able to cope with temperature extremes,» said Anthony Froggatt, senior research fellow at London - based thinktank Chatham House.

Increased calcification tends to make a structure more brittle and less tough, Taylor said.

On the other hand, if the ice shell is sufficiently thick, the less intense interior heat can be transferred to warmer ice at the bottom of the shell, with additional heat generated by tidal flexing of the warmer ice which can slowly rise and flow as do glaciers do on Earth; this slow but steady motion may also disrupt the extremely cold, brittle ice at the surface to produce the chaos regions.

If seawater contains less carbonate ions due to ocean acidification in the future, the swimming snails have to spend too much energy to build their houses — it remain thin and porous or brittle.

«Lower stress means your hair is less likely to be brittle or, worse, fall out.»

As the soap hardens it will get less soft and more brittle.

HIT causes fat loss by burning lots of calories in a very short period of time, but it too much HIT makes the metabolism brittle and less resistant to stress, which can lead to long - term weight gain.

-- the amount we produce begins to decline, leading to less moisture and elasticity in our skin, nails and hair that appear frail and brittle, and joints and bones with less strength and flexibility.

Keratin is the main building block of the hair, so it may be obvious that when your body uses it to neutralise the excess acidity your hair will grow less quickly, the hairs will be thin, brittle and lifeless.

This means less energy, brittle hair, less bone and muscle strength, and a diminished sexual drive.

They're less keen, but are a uniquely unpleasant trio themselves: quack to the stars Dr Stafford Weiss (a nicely nasty John Cusack, clearly enjoying his new villainous groove), pushy parent Christina (Olivia Williams - brilliantly brittle, as ever) and, the object of Christina's ruthless deal - making, 13 - year - old teen idol Benjie (Evan Bird), the spoilt star of a horrible film franchise called «Bad Babysitter».

The overall impression is of a car whose ride is too brittle for British roads — it's less composed than the Qashqai without offering the cornering ability of a

The overall impression is of a car whose ride is too brittle for British roads — it's less composed than the Qashqai without offering the cornering ability of a SEAT Ateca.

For instance, as with the Q50, the Infiniti Q60's interior does feature some questionable quality plastics that feel a bit too brittle and scratchy for our liking, and the presence of buttons that can be found on less expensive Nissans is equally disappointing.

The NX 300 is still a little brittle at lower speeds over less - than - ideal surfaces, but it's exceptionally secure through the bends in a way that belies the inherent handling limitations of an SUV.

Its advantages seem to be it is thinner, lighter, uses less power, not brittle, less fragile and vulnerable to impacts and scratches (but it could tear and succumb to other damage), moderately pliable, capable of tactile interaction.

The federal Office of Financial Research concurs: «Markets have become more brittle because liquidity may be less available in a downturn.»

And because of the high volume of ETFs, short - term trading has become even more dominant... the inflows into ETFs will make markets more brittle, susceptible to more severe crashes, and less efficient.

This is dangerous enough when they're young, but as they age their bones become more brittle and their muscles less resilient.

Some vegan owners report that their dogs developed a less shiny, more brittle hair coat whist on a vegan diet.

An older cat's claws become more brittle and may not fully retract as the muscles become less efficient.

I remember reading somewhere that making good art is like sculpting melted wax, as time goes on and it cools it becomes brittle and less malleable.

«Modern» society has become too brittle, and less able to look after themselves than the people were in 1918.)

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This season, drilling «round the clock, the team hopes to reach the bottom of the brittle ice layer, but none of the brittle ice will be shipped this year; instead it will be stored in a deep trench on - site, giving it time to «relax» and become less fragile.

The sound signature isn't brittle, but there's far less body in the lows and low - mids than there is presence in the higher frequencies.

In this watch case, we see a little less metal involved and more thermoplastic polyurethane, something bendable, yet brittle we've seen adorn sweat - proof fitness bands.

This is one genre that can benefit from a little less brightness in the sound signature, but things never sound harsh or brittle.

As Brittle also points out, a 2014 study reports that couples who had two hundred or more guests at their wedding were 92 percent less likely to divorce than the reference point.

As Zach Brittle explained in his «R is for Repair» column on Tuesday, in relational terms, repair is less about fixing what is broken and more about getting back on track.