Sentences with phrase «shape as»

As first noted more than a decade ago by astronomer Luc F. A. Arnold, particularly large panels or groups of panels flying in formation — even bigger, perhaps, than the star itself — would cause huge, discrete dips related to their geometric shape as they transited.

The team assumed that natural selection forces would strongly affect the front spur, due to its relative importance and its special brush - shape as a cleaning organ.

Beyond confirming that the materials» surfaces were active towards water splitting, they discovered that the materials had an unusual ability to optimize their shape as they evolved hydrogen gas.

The idea behind Taylor's implant is to exploit electrodes that have the same fractal shape as the neurons with which they will interact.

It is astonishing that such a simple shape as half a domino can have such curious implications, and it shows that even in today's complex world mathematics can still advance by looking at a simple idea in a new way.

Older adults who experience good cardiac fitness may be also keeping their brains in good shape as well.

The new work explores particle shape as a means of controlling the directionality of these interactions to achieve long - range order in large - scale assemblies and clusters.

Magnetosperm — six times longer but roughly the same shape as their natural brethren — might be the drug delivery bots of tomorrow.

If it is too hard to squeeze the ball smaller by hand strength alone, then carefully use the hammer or mallet to gently pound the foil into a smaller ball (or as close to a ball - shape as you can make it).

If the stage is then turned off, however, the drop of glycerine quickly loses its doughnut shape as surface tension forces it to become a traditional spherical droplet.

They found the brain cases were the same shape as in earlier species.

The Alps thus had their current shape as early as 25 million years ago.

Blood cells stored for transfusion also change shape as they age.

«We think that if we look at something enough, especially if we have to pay attention to its shape as we do during reading, then we would know what it looks like, but our results suggest that's not always the case,» said Johns Hopkins cognitive scientist Michael McCloskey, the senior author.

Turtle shells are made of keratin, like your fingernails, and this flakes off and changes shape as a turtle grows.

The authors noted that the landslides in Valles Marineris are of similar shape as ice - lubricated landslides on Earth.

A shape as ephemeral as smoke.

Investigators can watch the cells change shape as these spheroids grow and respond to stimuli.

These sheets form molecular «bricks,» which in turn take shape as molecular towers.

Two species of finch in the Galápagos Islands diverged in beak shape as they adapted to different food sources.

At Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio, for instance, psychiatrist Peter Buckley has used Bookstein's methods to show that the ventricles in male schizophrenic brains differ in shape as well as size from those in brains.

«With a broad range of physical properties — optical, electrical, optoelectronic, catalytic, magnetic, and sensing — that are dependent sensitively on their size and shape as well as their assemblies, the produced nanorods are of both fundamental and practical interest,» Lin said.

In the Kamioka mine in Japan, the Kamioka Gravitational Wave Detector (KAGRA) is already taking shape as workers construct twin sets of three - kilometer arms in newly bored tunnels.

You can create an example of Wheatstone's discovery by viewing a drawing of a bucket shape as seen from the top.

Lindquist's group theorized that the trait is passed from one generation of cells to the next by a misfolded protein that triggers other proteins to change their shape as well.

«I'm trying to leave the place in as good a shape as I possibly can,» says Chaffee.

It is self - similar — that is, the set contains mini-Mandelbrot sets, each with the same shape as the whole.

These tiny bits are the same size and shape as the pigment - bearing structures (called melanosomes) found in the skin and scales of modern - day lizards and in the feathers of birds.

The informally named Piccard Mons (5.5 kilometres tall) and Wright Mons (3.2 kilometres tall) both have the same shape as volcanoes we see on Earth: roughly circular mountains with pits in their centres.

More plans began taking shape as scientists fleshed out possible mechanisms for how tDCS works.

From the moment a fetus is bathed in steroidal hormones in the womb, the brain begins to take shape as male or female.

We can think of this shape as a neutral evolutionary trait that gradually spread through the population, he says.

We can think of the Stradivarius shape as a neutral evolutionary trait that spread, says Chitwood.

My brain shifts gears, creative ideas flow, and solutions to intractable problems take shape as the landscape flows past.

Each year, millions of people decide that they are going to get in shape as part of their New Year resolution and every year millions of people go to the gym for one day and call it quits.

Barbot and Moslonka - Lefèbvre's vision — of a platform that would allow young scientists from different disciplines to express themselves and exchange information — took shape as they laid the groundwork, forming an association and writing the necessary statutes.

(CNN)- The Democratic Governor's Association announced Friday it raised $ 10 million over the last three months, a cash haul that puts the organization in strong financial shape as it faces the prospect of losing control of a significant number of statehouses this November.

The race for the Flushing state Senate seat is taking shape as hopefuls gather petitions, collect endorsements and knock on doors.

The local election is taking shape as the Cortland County Republican and Democratic parties have endorsed

The Democratic field has yet to take shape as elected officials and party leaders try to take stock of the damage Massa has done.

A trade war with China is starting to take shape as it threatens to raise tariffs on $ 3 billion worth of U.S. imports.

If Washington had done the same, we would be in much better shape as a Nation with a 50 % lower national debt on the back of our children.

It's not a single thing obviously, it's a complicated set of relations and institutions, but it is a public thing that took a certain shape as a result of histories of democratic political struggles, decolonisation efforts and international resolutions, and it has become a target for those on both the left and the right for different reasons.

I also really like the bottle shape as it makes it really easy for my baby's hands to hold it.

I feel privileged that I have been exposed to so much information in the various pediatric settings I have worked in, as it has helped shape me as a parent and motivate me to continue to develop my parenting skills so I can be the best mommy possible for my kids.

For an unusually shaped pillow, always begin by filling the smaller areas then work your way outwards to ensure that it takes shape as desired.

When this constant pressure is no longer focused on one small area of her head, then the head will return to its natural shape as the baby continues to grow.

Some of the comments claim that Teigen has placed unrealistic expectations for new moms to snap back and get in shape as fast as she has post-birth.

Fitted diapers are a style of cloth diapers that have a shape as well as elastic and closure for easy diaper changes.

Avoid foods that pose choking risks (like hot dogs, grapes, raw carrots, nuts, raisins, hard or gummy candy, spoonfuls of peanut butter, chunks of meat or cheese, and popcorn), which are a similar size and shape as a child's airway.