Sentences with phrase «less than other technologies»

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While the U.S. is recycling or composting less than 35 percent of its solid waste, other countries are using new technologies.

As to other storage technologies, I don't see anything that can be matured for volume vehicle fielding in less than a decade or so.

A number of the most successful technology companies raised less than $ 10 million including eBay, Oracle, Cisco, Apple, Microsoft, Adobe, VMware and others (according to research from Altos Ventures).

Information Technology is on the other end of the spectrum at less than 2 % of the S&P Dividend Aristocrats Index.

Energy technology systems can become instruments of economic and social domination no less easily than other instruments of power.

We are capable of stripping off water and / or solvents during the viscous dough phase and take products from a slurry to a fine powder with less risk and time than other drying technologies.

The technology allows printers, converters and finishers to produce luxurious, eye - catching special effects with variable data personalization and customized short - runs faster and much less expensively than other printing technologies.

Because producing food «intensively» (on a mass scale, in a location that enjoys advantages of climate and other environmental factors, with the addition of specialized technology, etc.) may, at least in some dimensions, be more environmentally - friendly than areas with less intensified production (because greater intensity often means more efficient).

[1] We have the most highly sophisticated and expensive system of maternity care in the world, yet in the same year twenty other countries — countries with less technology than we have in our hospitals and laboratories — had more babies survive their first months of life than our babies in the United States.

Tools are not causes of social actions, but parts of socio - technical action, things that help us do some things, hinder others, and are integral to how we live, act, and see ourselves — this is also how I hope people will think of the role of social networking sites and other technologies in the popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, not as causes, or as irrelevant, but as tools (for protesters, though sometimes also for security forces)-- in North Africa, even with a less than open internet, some of those involved in recent events certainly seemed to produce their own role as active citizens partially through the use of everyday tools and technologies.

The technology is far less important than what you're asking people to do — vote themselves, and get other people to vote.»

It somehow manages to incorporate high - end sleep technology into one attractive package and still costs less than most other competitors.

On a per - kWh basis, it costs more than some other lithium - ion technologies, but A123's Forcier said it performs better than the one in the first - generation Volt — LG Chem's — and that it can do more with less space.

Based on these findings, any shortage in America's scientific labor market is «most likely a demand - side problem of STEM [science, technology, engineering, and mathematics] career opportunities that are less attractive than career opportunities in other fields» rather than a supply - side problem of too few Americans with scientific training, asserted Salzman in congressional testimony presented on 6 November before the House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Technology and Itechnology, engineering, and mathematics] career opportunities that are less attractive than career opportunities in other fields» rather than a supply - side problem of too few Americans with scientific training, asserted Salzman in congressional testimony presented on 6 November before the House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Technology and ITechnology's Subcommittee on Technology and ITechnology and Innovation.

In addition, the issue of open access might be easier to address in the astronomy field than in other fields, given its potentially less - direct repercussions on technology and economic dominance.

I can understand that approaching equilibrium takes a long, long time, while TCR gives a better measure of what will happen over the next few decades (and that technology and society may be very different in 200 years time); but on the other hand, I thought nations had agreed to try to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees C overall, and not just to limit it to less than 2 degrees C by 2100.

This game does everything, to appear normal, the first «real game» for virtual reality; and yet paradoxically amazes less than other titles already available for PlayStation VR; little titles that actually appear much more in line with the technology itself, and slightly surpass the the (still) majestic Robinson the Journey.

Unfortunately the material here is mostly obvious and cliché - filled with no real message, other than our dependency on technology is leading us to be less «connected» to those real life people we live with.

Use QR codes, augmented reality, virtual tours, and other advances in classroom technology to change up the sometimes less - than - efficient rituals of Parent Open House.

But it's irresponsible to proclaim that technology simply distracts, diminishes social skills, and holds lesser value than other content areas.

For example, schools should watch to see whether students who have more access to technology outside of school than others display an advantage over students who have less, she said.

Kia Motors Australia COO, Damien Meredith, said: «At no stage was there any suggestion that the physical crash safety of any Stinger model was less than any other grade, however the absence of some technology on the entry - level cars led to a split rating.

Throughout the years, the vehicle has been used to test the merits of such systems as anti-lock brakes, double - wishbone suspension, variable valve timing and four - wheel steering before Honda passed the technology on to other members of the family.As such, Prelude was never meant to be a volume car, which is obvious when one considers that its history has been marked by bland styling, cramped cabin room, less than sizzling performance and handling more characteristic of a Cadillac Fleetwood than a sports coupe.

Vehicles equipped with front crash prevention are much less likely to rear - end other vehicles than the same models without the technology.

Ride quality isn't always as refined as you might expect; cabin doesn't look or feel premium; less horsepower than other cars in the class; technology interface isn't as user - friendly as some rivals; limited headroom.

The Consumer Technology Association expects that VR will generate $ 1.2 bn in US revenues in 2018, rather less than other new technologies that are gaining traction with consumers, such as smart speakers.

Some of these technologies are less noticeable than others like they are with the iPad Air 2 and original iPad Air but the True Tone technology is great, adapting the colour and intensity of the display to match the light in your environment.

As with all eInk technology there is still that kind of photo negative look when turning pages (but this only happens when it refreshes every 6 pages), it is less noticeable on this device as the page turns are faster than on other eReaders including the new Kindles.

Made of high - impact polypropylene, this ball launcher incorporates patent - pending «spring - flex» technology for long, accurate throws with less effort than other products.

All 218 rooms are equipped with water - saving technology, enabling the showers at art» otel cologne to be superior in terms of water usage without compromising water pressure and quality, despite using 50 percent less water than the baths of other hotels.

Even when the plants do a Fukushima (an exceedingly rare occurrence and the frequency per unit of electricity produced is decreasing), the fatalities and health consequences are negligible and, properly normalised for the amount of electricity they supply, are less than any other electricity generation technology operating routinely.

They add: «Direct air capture could become a major industry if the technology matures and prices drop dramatically... Direct air capture might require much less land [than other negative emissions techniques], but entail much higher costs and consumption of a large fraction of global energy production.

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

«Family planning could bring more benefits to more people at less cost than any other single «technology» now available to the human race.

-- Except as provided in subparagraph (C), not later than January 1, 2014, and not less frequently than every 4 years thereafter, the Commission shall review the effect of this paragraph and shall, as necessary, reduce the number of Federal renewable electricity credits per megawatt hour issued under this paragraph for any given energy source or technology, but not below 1, to ensure that such number is no higher than the Commission determines is necessary to make distributed renewable generation facilities using such source or technology cost competitive with other sources of renewable electricity generation.

We would be free to limit other people's freedoms in that case, because we would be to reduce the quality of life of people who are much poorer than ourselves, who have much less agency than ourselves... Fox: [Interrupting] No, I'll tell you what you need for cleaner technologies, you need to actually argue for greater investment in R&D, actually have a vision that is not about limits, and natures revenege and worrying about cutting down CO2 emissions, a vibrant, healthy, future - oriented society that says the way forward is to develop lots of new technologies, to industrialise everything.

I think the authors» keenness to wrap up the «inevitability» of one set of profound technological changes in Davos - friendly boosterism while not giving any serious discussion to other relevant and complementary technologies makes the paper less than it could have been.

I can understand that approaching equilibrium takes a long, long time, while TCR gives a better measure of what will happen over the next few decades (and that technology and society may be very different in 200 years time); but on the other hand, I thought nations had agreed to try to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees C overall, and not just to limit it to less than 2 degrees C by 2100.

A number of analyses, meta - analyses, and assessments, including those performed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and the International Energy Agency, have concluded that deployment of a diverse portfolio of clean energy technologies makes a transition to a low - carbon - emission energy system both more feasible and less costly than other pathways.

> Indeed, including Chernobyl, less deaths have been attributed to nuclear energy than any other energy technology.

Wind, solar, geothermal and other green technologies account for less than 1 % of the electric power generated in the USA today (50 % coal - 20 % Natural Gas - 20 % Nuke - 7 % Hydro - 2 % Petro - 1 % Other) and that is electric power other green technologies account for less than 1 % of the electric power generated in the USA today (50 % coal - 20 % Natural Gas - 20 % Nuke - 7 % Hydro - 2 % Petro - 1 % Other) and that is electric power Other) and that is electric power only.

The company says their chargers automatically use 80 % less standby power electricity than other chargers, thanks to their vampire - killing technology.

Combining the new technologies with other factors means that the three Cs are much less important today than even a few years ago.

More than $ 4 million won for a female Chief Technology Officer at a high - tech startup who was paid less than other C - level executives.

Don't fall for the old saw that Ontario is «special» and somehow different from the thousands of other court jurisdictions in the world that seem to be able to implement technology with much less pain — and cost — than we can here.

If it's less than $ 5,000, then your firm is spending less per attorney than 83 % of other firms out there, according to a survey released last year by the International Legal Technology Association (ILTA).

Though these and other safety features will certainly keep your family safer, unfortunately they won't lower your insurance rate: our latest research found that despite proven safety benefits, new technology saves drivers less than 1 % a year on their car insurance premiums.

With a reception range of over 70 miles (sometimes more depending on your location), Wingard's Elite 7550 provides incredible performance and impressive signal quality, thanks to Winegard's proprietary TwinAmp technology, which amplifies VHF and UHF (the two different types of OTA signals) separately and with less noise than other amplified antenna models.

Braille, the tactile writing system used by the blind, is not as widespread in the blind community as you might imagine — less than 10 percent of blind adults in the United States are able to read Braille and the number of Braille - literate individuals has been declining for decades as assistive technologies, audio books, and other substitutes replace Braille texts.

A Reuters / Ipsos survey in the US found that Facebook was less trusted than other technology companies to handle personal data: