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As a hydrogen - specific capability in the INL Environmental Effects Laboratory, the suite of capabilities includes controlled exposure to flowing pure hydrogen at varying temperatures and mechanical testing in a vacuum environment.

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I was always under the impression that Scoville ratings are based on organoleptic testing of a group of people in controlled conditions and HPLC ratings are based on» mechanical» test equipment.

I put the thing to the test in my kitchen — basically I got on top of it and rode it like a mechanical bull until I fell off.

To test the idea, Alessandro Farnè of the Université Claude Bernard in Lyon, France, and colleagues asked 14 volunteers to use a mechanical grabber to pick up distant objects.

The 110 study subjects had repeat mechanical and thermal pain sensitivity testing to measure immediate, within session, change in pain sensitivity.

These cells have improved the mechanical function in every other species in which they have been tested, so we are optimistic they will do so in this model as well,» Murry said.

In a test of their idea, they farmed out a task to design a small chair for children to a group of 60 paid workers on Amazon's Mechanical Turk.

The device, which Frias is testing in animals during a postdoc at the Institute of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Management in Porto, has yielded six peer - reviewed papers, a patent, and increasing attention from the medical community.

Jessica Weaver, a postdoctoral researcher in Georgia Tech's Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, places hydrogel samples into multiwall plate for testing.

She carried out mechanical tests to simulate hip joints in locomotion, and she ventured into materials science to develop composite materials that could stimulate the growth of bone tissue.

Until now, pyroshock tests to ensure aerospace parts were ready for the rigors of flight had used explosives encased in lead to provide the impacts to parts needed for such experiments, mechanical engineer Mark Pilcher said.

A mechanical device using the vacuum system, which incorporates the reduced - oxygen method, has been successfully tested on zebra mussels in the laboratory; in November 1996, it too was granted a U.S. Patent (# 5,578,116).»

Liu, a faculty member in both bioengineering and mechanical engineering at Lehigh University, is in the early stages of testing his device in a clinical setting — and the results are promising.

Brewer said analyzing potential chemical, explosive and mechanical hazards allowed the team to identify «what - can - go - wrong scenarios,» such as how a sudden fire might affect the sensitivity of explosives used in the test.

Ernesto Rodriguez Leal, native from Monterrey, in northern Mexico, and a PhD in mechanical engineering, told us that the ring is placed only at the time of the test, a button is pressed and activates a needle that draws blood, which is transported by capillary action and taken to a lab - on - a-chip, a recent concept based on immobilizing reagents to look for changes and make measurements.

For the moment, however, the Stardust team is happy to have negotiated the first in - flight mechanical test of the collector arm.

The team used an analytical model to relate the variation in local mechanical properties to the changing dynamics of the structure, which agreed fairly well with the experimental dynamics tests.

In Nature Communications, the team outlined the first test of the system and reported previously unseen relationships between internal strains and thermo - mechanical operating conditions enabled by this novel experiment technique.

With this history of fin evolution in place, the researchers also tested the mechanical properties and sensory system sensitivity in the pectoral fins of four pairs of closely related Labrid species, one with low AR fins and one with independently evolved high AR fins.

The DSI tests allowed the team to target small volumes of material in specific locations on the structure and determine variations in the micro - / nanoscale mechanical behavior at different stages of fatigue life.

In order to qualify for participation in the Star Tiger programme, applicants should have experience in one or more of the following research areas: lithography, microelectromechanical systems fabrication, radio frequency (RF) system design, optical and RF photonic bandgap design, test and measurement, charge - coupled device imaging, packaging / micro / self - assembly, mechanical design, materials sciences, solid state physics, or general physicIn order to qualify for participation in the Star Tiger programme, applicants should have experience in one or more of the following research areas: lithography, microelectromechanical systems fabrication, radio frequency (RF) system design, optical and RF photonic bandgap design, test and measurement, charge - coupled device imaging, packaging / micro / self - assembly, mechanical design, materials sciences, solid state physics, or general physicin the Star Tiger programme, applicants should have experience in one or more of the following research areas: lithography, microelectromechanical systems fabrication, radio frequency (RF) system design, optical and RF photonic bandgap design, test and measurement, charge - coupled device imaging, packaging / micro / self - assembly, mechanical design, materials sciences, solid state physics, or general physicin one or more of the following research areas: lithography, microelectromechanical systems fabrication, radio frequency (RF) system design, optical and RF photonic bandgap design, test and measurement, charge - coupled device imaging, packaging / micro / self - assembly, mechanical design, materials sciences, solid state physics, or general physics.

In lab tests, mechanical stresses transformed a flexible strip of the material into a hard composite that can support 50 times its own weight.

On 19 October 1918, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) was founded in New York City by five organizations: the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (now IEEE), the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers (AIMME), and the American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM).

A living wing membrane, layered with tissue and muscle, would be able to tense and relax in sections and control flight better, Habib says, though these were mechanical limitations expected from the reconstructions that Palmer was testing.

«Test methods for traditionally driven cars are something like having a doctor take a patient's blood pressure or heart rate, while testing for automated vehicles is more like giving someone an IQ test,» said Ding Zhao, assistant research scientist in the U-M Department of Mechanical Engineering and co-author of the new white paper, along with PTest methods for traditionally driven cars are something like having a doctor take a patient's blood pressure or heart rate, while testing for automated vehicles is more like giving someone an IQ test,» said Ding Zhao, assistant research scientist in the U-M Department of Mechanical Engineering and co-author of the new white paper, along with Ptest,» said Ding Zhao, assistant research scientist in the U-M Department of Mechanical Engineering and co-author of the new white paper, along with Peng.

«Previously, the only mechanical work on feathers was done in the 1970s but under the assumption that the material properties of feathers are the same when tested in different directions, known as isotropic — our work has now invalidated this.»

Videos of test dives in Fiji's Rainbow Reef show the robot skirting over coral beside fish that seem unfazed by the mechanical interloper.

Ji Hao, PhD» 17, a mechanical engineering student in Yung Joon's lab, discovered carbon nanotubes» sensitivity to charged particles by accident while testing the nanotubes inside a vacuum gauge.

«The resources of the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre and the UCL Biosciences mechanical workshop have enabled us to develop a new maze which has been in the planning and development stages for more than a decade during which we have tried out different technologies and tested different configurations.»

A group of researchers from Japan has examined how the hold position of a red blood cell affects its mechanical characteristics in tensile tests.

The main significance of the team's new tool is that «the RAMS load frame insert enables applying axial loads while the specimen is continuously rotated, which means that we can integrate near - field and far - field high - energy diffraction microscopy methods and microtomography with in situ mechanical testing,» said Shade.

In order to determine whether cell division occurred in either the periphery of the corneal endothelium following mechanical wounding or at the site of the wound itself, corneas were tested with the AP - BrdU assaIn order to determine whether cell division occurred in either the periphery of the corneal endothelium following mechanical wounding or at the site of the wound itself, corneas were tested with the AP - BrdU assain either the periphery of the corneal endothelium following mechanical wounding or at the site of the wound itself, corneas were tested with the AP - BrdU assay.

The staff in the internationally recognised division are supported by excellent facilities in cell and tissue culture, molecular biology, novel biomaterials development and testing, physical, biological and mechanical characterisation and state - of - the - art imaging facilities, including spectroscopy, multi-photon microscopy and endoscopy.

We also observe this process during development in C. elegans, and use measures of P granule growth rate, size distribution, and mechanical properties to test possible physical models that could underlie this behavior.

Not only do the experiments prove that the phenomenon of entanglement is strong enough to persist even in experiments that may one day be carried out on a satellite or an accelerated spacecraft, they also suggests quantum mechanical entanglement of photon pairs can be tested while the particles undergo relativistic acceleration — conditions under which attempts to unify quantum mechanics and relativity into an overarching «theory of everything» can be made.

However, it was difficult to test this hypothesis experimentally as the cortex is connected to other cellular structures that generally contribute to the cellular force response in cell - mechanical probing.

Marking World Cancer Day this month, News@AUC spoke with Mohamed Serry, associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, who is working with research partners at Princeton University to simplify and advance the testing of anti-cancer drugs.

Our solution uses an integrating sphere in conjunction with a diffuser that is moved rapidly using electrostrictive polymers, and is generally superior to most tested forms of mechanical fiber agitation.

We present experimental results of tests at Penn State University characterizing modal noise in the far visible out to 1.5 microns and the degree of modal scrambling we obtained using mechanical scramblers.

Acute, oral administration of gabapentin (100 mg / kg) reversed mechanical induced allodynia in paclitaxel - injected rats tested on day 23 and on day 35.

Attempting to tell a heartwarming tale of the redemption of a washed - up fighter in a sports world dominated by metal - crunching mechanical pugilists, this punishingly predictable tale will test whether sci - fi action fanboys can stomach having their cherished genre infiltrated by sentimental hokum about a down - on - his - luck dad and his spunky long - lost son.

In order to test the impact of our refutation text, we recruited 600 respondents from Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk).

Moreover, there are statistical shocks to achievement in a given school and subject — such as a dog barking in the parking lot on the day of the test — which could also introduce a mechanical relationship between the value - added estimates from prior years and student's baseline achievement this year (Kane and Staiger 2002).

NHTSA engineers and researchers also tested Toyota vehicles at NHTSA's Vehicle Research and Test Center in East Liberty, Ohio to determine whether there were any additional mechanical causes for unintended acceleration and whether any of the test scenarios developed during the NHTSA - NASA investigation could actually occur in real - world conditiTest Center in East Liberty, Ohio to determine whether there were any additional mechanical causes for unintended acceleration and whether any of the test scenarios developed during the NHTSA - NASA investigation could actually occur in real - world condititest scenarios developed during the NHTSA - NASA investigation could actually occur in real - world conditions.

It does mean there's little mechanical intrigue to be found in the HR - V range: A 1.5 - litre i - VTEC petrol kicks things off with all of 128bhp, while our test car featured a 1.6 - litre i - DTEC turbodiesel with 118bhp and 221 lb ft of torque from a useful 2000rpm.

Hybrids brake electrically during mild braking and transition to mechanical on harder braking or when the propulsion battery is fully charged as occurs in extended down hill travel so a gentle test drive around town can obviously not reveal a brake problem.

An engine computer can not control, or affect, «basic» engine mechanical compression, that is the level of cylinder compression measured in a static test.

This vehicle must pass a detailed 165 point inspection and a road test to ensure your vehicle is in optimum electrical and mechanical condition.

Other Installed Mechanical Features Include Push Button Start, Heated Mirrors, Power Windows, Power Mirrors, Traction Control, Front Wheel Drive, a Power Sliding Passenger Door, Power Locks, Disc Brakes, a Tire Pressure Monitoring System, Cruise Control, a Third Passenger Door, a Telescoping Wheel, Intermittent Wipers, a Rear Window Wiper, a Tachometer, a Trip Computer, Variable Speed Intermittent Wipers, Remote Trunk Release, and Power Steering INTERIOR OPTIONS: Delaware, Westerville & Marysville new car shoppers are lighting up the phones at our Deleware, OH dealership over these interior options: Automatic Climate Control, an Overhead Console, a Compass, a Power Drivers Seat, an Adjustable Lumbar Seat (s), Cloth Seats, Bucket Seats, a Driver Illuminated Vanity Mirror, Air Conditioning, an Adjustable Steering Wheel, Illuminated entry, a Passenger Illuminated Visor Mirror, a Tilt Steering Wheel, Floor Mats, Vanity Mirrors, a Rear Window Defroster, and a Split Folding Rear Seat EXTERIOR OPTIONS: From Marysville to Marion you'll arrive in style with exterior options like: FOG LAMPS, Aluminum Wheels, a Fourth Passenger Door, Privacy Glass, a Cargo / Bed Lamp, a Power Fourth Passenger Door, an Auto Headlamp, and a Spoiler / Ground Effects SAFETY OPTIONS: Whether steering your way to work in Westerville or soccer practice in Scioto County, you'll enjoy peace of mind with the following safety equipment options: Electronic Stability Control, Rear Parking Aid, Back - Up Sensors, Brake Assist, Daytime Running Lights, Delay - off headlights, Knee AirBag, Occupant sensing airbag, a Drivers Air Bag, Overhead airbag, a Rear Head Air Bag, Anti-Lock Brakes, a Passenger Air Bag Sensor, a Front Side Air Bags, a Front Head Air Bag, Child Proof Locks, and a Passenger Air Bag DISCLAIMER: Sales Tax, Title, License Fee, Registration Fee, $ 250 Dealer Documentary Fee, Finance Charges, Emission Testing Fees and Compliance Fees are additional to the advertised price.

All engines offered with the Gran Coupe have been tried and tested elsewhere in the BMW range — so major mechanical problems should be few and far between.