Sentences with phrase «simple technologies such»

Distributed energy such as biomass has potential, and simple technologies such as solar water heaters could make a huge difference in securing energy for the poor.

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The technology has improved such that it is quite simple to attach the cables.

But the simple fact that cutting off the Sanders campaign's access to data and organizing software was such a serious matter teaches us just how central this technology has become to modern political campaigns — and how important NGPVAN's products in particular are to the Democrats.

From complex solutions used by well - known people — such as the late Christopher Reeve's use of a high - tech wheelchair — to simpler ones like screen magnifiers on our computers and speech recognition «voice commands» on our smartphones, technology makes some tasks easier.

Simple actions such as forgetting to turn off the heating when leaving home lead to heat losses that no amount of technology can prevent.

At the other end are adaptations so simple you can hardly call them «technologies,» such as the pencil U.S. Department of Agriculture engineer Marshall Begel keeps tucked into a splint on his hand so he can type with it.

Such technology might also prove useful in the United States, and other countries where more advanced diagnostics are available, as a simple and inexpensive alternative to imaging.

Studies from islands including Flores, Sri Lanka, and others suggest that early colonizers often coexisted with native fauna, perhaps because their populations were smaller and their technology simpler, or because they did not introduce invasive species such as rats and dogs.

Now, University of Washington researchers have demonstrated that when humans use this technology — called a brain - computer interface — the brain behaves much like it does when completing simple motor skills such as kicking a ball, typing or waving a hand.

Gütig's model of aggregate - label learning could be used to streamline technologies such as automatic speech recognition by phones or processing of simple text to create subtitles for TV shows.

«Such simple microswimmers circumvent the technical limitations of fabrication technologies, which effectively allow for a focus on the functionalization of microswimmers,» said MinJun Kim, a professor in the Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics Department at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

The simplest ones, such as a $ 299 meditation headband called Muse, measure brain waves with the standard laboratory technology employed by doctors and hospitals.

«The concept of functional water as a personalized nutrition technology is actually quite simple; we discover new proprietary nutritional ingredients that promote health, such as punicic acid or abscisic acid, and develop new Pervida products around those key ingredients.

Web 2.0 programs such as Photo Story, Google Maps, and CommunityWalk are simple to use and educator friendly — even for those wary of technology.

The idea was simple enough: draw white students to predominantly black schools by offering a special education with a focus on a particular aspect of the curriculum, such as performing arts, or Montessori, or advanced math, science, and technology.

Teachers are finding that even simple technologies, such as motorised windows and automatic lighting either don't do what they are supposed to do, or do it too often, too noisily, or just randomly.

A very simple demonstration of the use of such technology is BMW's vision for training service personnel using augmented learning.

Simple touch technologies, including a basic feature such as gesturing (which are used on handheld devices such as tablets and smart phones), is one of the reasons why interactive LED panels have been so successful in classrooms, with even pre-schoolers being able to use the technology without training or instruction.

However, while pit - board technology (as simple as chalk on a blackboard, or as sophisticated as electronic pads with LED displays) went out with bias - ply tires and carburetors, every team has pit boards in case of just such an eventuality.

«The new Nissan LEAF, with its improved autonomy range, combined with the evolution of autonomous drive technology, such as ProPILOT ™ Assist and the simple operation of the e-Pedal, strengthens Nissan's EV leadership, as well as the expansion of EVs globally.

And the ability to reach farther into the midsection of the page lessened the disadvantage of working with such a deeply inset screen (Amazon says that the inset was necessary for its touch technology — but it's noticeably thicker, by millimeters, than the inset on the competing Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch and Kobo eReader Touch Edition).

The same screen technology that the Kindle uses is found in many of the competing devices, such as the Sony PRS - T1, Kobo Touch, and Nook Simple Touch.

Anti-Theft Software — Taking advantage of the GPS technology in the ultimate e-reader a simple app, such as «Find my e-Reader» would allow people to track down their device if they misplaced or lost it.

How much are we willing to allow technology to eliminate jobs, such that labor is directed away from simple tasks to tasks of higher complexity?

Most of all I'm puzzled about how we let something with such a simple solution become so huge, and gobble up so much time, money and technology.

Back in 2003, I felt that the technology to establish credits for «carbon removal» from the atmosphere was not sufficiently developed to warrant inclusion of such a system in an offset system proposed for Canada — even though removal of carbon from the atmosphere and long term sequestration seemed to have more merit than simple emission reduction.

In simple terms, such an infrastructure consists of plug - in electric cars supported by advanced battery technology, a network of recharge stations and battery exchange stations, and a smart grid fed with renewable energy.

Kerry Emanuel, a meteorologist and professor of atmospheric science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, asked a simple question: how likely is it that hurricane - induced flooding of such magnitude could happen again?

And so we're really trying to put down roots in the local communities where we work to make sure that — using local materials, local know - how, and really simple means, like craft traditions such as weaving, sewing, and braiding — we can connect the technology into everyday life.

Many of these ideas for helping to save endangered species have a common theme - using the data gathering and remote - operating possibilities in our hardware for better monitoring and observation - but there are also decidedly simple ones, such as the beehive fence, which is not only an example of an «appropriate technology», but one which also serves a dual purpose, by providing a place for keeping bees.

What this perhaps shows is that legal tech start - ups may need to wield very smart and advanced technology, such as machine learning, but the problems they need to solve to be of use to lawyers are in fact sometimes of the simplest nature.

And while mobile apps such as Uber, Tinder and Snapchat have simple interfaces and features designed to be intuitive, legal technology applications and productivity software have interactivity capabilities that are much greater and far more complicated.

Law suits brought as a result of tractor - trailer collisions are generally different than simple car wrecks because they normally involve unique pieces of evidence such as on - board computers and other technology.

Take, for example, a simple and widespread technology such as email.

Secondly, artificial intelligence encompasses a variety of types of technologies that range from software using simple search algorithms to advanced applications (such as that behind IBM's Watson), and beyond.

While mobile apps, such as those mentioned above, have simple interfaces and features designed to be intuitive, legal technology applications and productivity software does not.

Given current and future technologies that give us access to our phones, such as fingerprint readers, facial recognition and heartbeat recognition, that distinction may not be as simple as it seems.

Possibly a simple oversight made by a world of people who are so captivated by new technologies that they fail to fully consider the consequences, it seems that many consider certain forms of distracted driving, such as the usage of cell phones, to be normal and acceptable behavior.

Facebook has done such a good job of inserting itself into our lives and weaving its technology into the wider web that it's not as simple as it seems.

It uses Amazon Alexa's voice recognition technology to complete household tasks such as turning on an air - conditioner or changing a dryer cycle with simple verbal commands.

It is a new app from Facebook that's designed to replace your Android dialer and deliver a better phone experience.With all the technology that's available nowadays, you'd think that simple things, such as as your smartphone dialer,... Read more

Like your cordless phone at home, Wi - Fi uses simple radio technology to let you connect to computer networks, peripherals such as printers, and the Internet, all without the fuss of connecting cables.

Enderli says some real estate companies such as Realtors of Excellence, which he heads, are also on board the technology wave, replacing old school show houses with cloud - based technology platforms to make house viewing and purchasing simpler.

Next week, we'll be talking about simple ways to feng shui, such as, for example, finding clever ways to hide technology, whose presence can invoke some bad chi.