Sentences with phrase «small number of technologies»

But worry not — they all use a small number of technologies to remove toxins.

The fund could have been substituted, with better return / risk characteristics, by a portfolio of a small number of the technology sector and small / mid-cap ETFs.

Not exact matches

The number of small businesses in existence, how many people they employ, and the technology they use is impressive!

A third contingent, the smallest, make a wholesale switch to the new technology or business model, attempting to make smaller margins on a larger number of transactions, with mixed results.

With the rise of a small number of big tech companies — and governments using technology to watch their citizens — many people now believe technology only centralizes power rather than decentralizes it.

Nevertheless, Williams did manage to finish a number of projects at Twitter: He migrated Twitter to a new data center and revamped its technology; moved headquarters as the company grew, landing in offices in downtown San Francisco; made six small acquisitions; and hired another 280 employees, including most of the current management team.

Many of the most innovative companies in the pharmaceutical industry today are smaller, more agile companies that focus on a limited number of technologies to drive innovation.

The numbers reflect a surge in small - ticket transactions involving early - stage Internet and technology companies but a sharp drop - off in the kind of mega-deals that move the value dial.

But Facebook claims it can already process 10,000 posts every second in 20 different languages using Deep Text, and it's starting to deploy the technology to its user base, albeit for a very small number of use cases.

In its 152 - page report, the FSOC stated that virtual currencies are only utilized by a very small number of consumers and their underlying Blockchain technology offers potential in various industrial applications.

Such gaps tend to narrow for a number of reasons, including higher marginal productivity on cheaper labor and land costs in lower - tier cities, better economic integration with government - led redistribution of infrastructure and public resources from regional hubs to small neighbor cities, and broader penetration of technology, including smartphones and the internet, according to the Morgan Stanley research.

The trucks aren't getting any smaller but the number of drivers is shrinking as Australia's leading iron ore producers lead the way in adopting autonomous technology.

In a number of countries (Singapore, Brazil, Hong Kong) the introduction of computer - aided manufacturing (CAM) technologies in small - scale industries has been very successful.

The small, invite only, forum at the Assembly's Manhattan hearing room brought together about a dozen cloud technology vendors, including major firms like Microsoft, IBM, Amazon and AT&T, and a number of other technology consultants and lobbyists, as well as Reinvent Albany and Common Cause NY.

PS - I think that David Pavett's comment, «That problem could solved using a combination of a small number of Party activists, web technology (including the appalling national website) and national coordination aimed at raising the level of debate» is really quite worrying.

Proud to say I was rated the number one pro-business legislator, have been named a guardian of small business by National Federation of Independent Businesses a couple of times now, number one by the Business Council in New York, so on top of that, we're going to try modernize our technology in this town.

Bar - Natan is one of a small number of so - called «open notebook scientists» who are pushing the boundaries of technology and data sharing by posting their work online, almost in real time.

Given the complexity of the task, a number of groups, including the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, which advises MPs, counselled Waldegrave to restrict his attention to a small number of narrow technologies.

These shortcomings, as well as the same demands that drive most technological innovation — to make it smaller, faster, cheaper, less prone to failure — have produced a number of candidate data - storage technologies in recent years, all of which offer some combination of advantages over the devices in wide use today.

A small number of prototype hydrogen cars currently exist, and a significant amount of research is underway to make the technology more viable.

Two years ago, the Office of the Gene Technology Regulator granted CSIRO permission to test the variety in a short - term trial in a small number of volunteers.

Cantwell said the rankings appear to be influencing policymakers to funnel research money to a small number of universities and, within those universities, to programs in the fields of science and technology.

«This is a small number of sources, but they're very intriguing,» says Fiona Harrison, an astrophysicist at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena who was not involved with the work.

«In addition, new technologies, such as small modular reactors (SMRs), are being researched and developed, and a number of large European - wide R&D programmes are being carried out».

As advances in technology allow for smaller and smaller nanoparticles, it is critical for engineers to know the precise number and location of these defects to assure quality and functionality.

Nanotechnology is a group of emerging technologies in which the structure of matter is controlled at the nanometer scale, the scale of small numbers of atoms, to produce novel materials and devices that have useful and unique properties.

The annual Bett show is a great platform to demonstrate what technology has to offer but it's important to remember that those who visit make up a small percentage of the total number of UK teachers, and many of them are «evangelist teachers», who are already incorporating technology well in the classroom.

Training Industry reports that in 2016, 30 % of training was delivered online or via a computer, 27.5 % of training was delivered using blended learning (a combination of online and in - person teaching), and a small but growing number of training hours were delivered via mobile technology — about 2.9 %, up from 1.8 % in 2015.

Core Ideas: The framework defines a small number of core ideas for each of four disciplines — physical science, life science, earth and space science, and engineering, technology, and applications of science.

An innovative action research project caps the experience as participants join the small number of certified educational technology specialists in New York state.

While empirical research in the field of digital technologies and social studies was limited, a small but growing number of cheerleading and how - to articles (Friedman & VanFossen, 2010 p. 53), alongside calls to wake the metaphorical «sleeping giant» (Martorella, 1997), in order for social studies to remain a relevant field of study in the information age (Fontana, 1997) emerged within the literature.

The schools are now equipped with technology, including digital satellite receivers, computers, flat - screen TVs and electronic whiteboards, in order to supplement the small number of teachers.

Having said that, we profile in the book a small but growing number of charter schools that are intentionally diverse — the Denver School of Science and Technology, High Tech High in San Diego, City Neighbors in Baltimore, Morris Jeff in New Orleans, Blackstone Valley Prep in Rhode Island, Capital City and E.L. Haynes in Washington, D.C., Community Roots in Brooklyn and Larchmont in Los Angeles.

Promising examples of research studies examining the effectiveness of particular technology - enhanced instructional strategies do exist, though their numbers are disappointingly small at present.

That's no small feat, and Nissan deserves immense credit for the achievement, but it comes at a price — and the vast array of performance displays in the dash reminds you — it becomes more about the numbers and technology and less about the driver, his hands, and the road.

The overall impact on highway safety, however, has been limited due to the small number of vehicles on the road equipped with the mostly optional technologies.

Hybrid technology is becoming less expensive for manufacturers to include in cars and so the number of smaller, more attainable hybrids on the market is growing.

As automakers use more and more cutting - edge technologies to squeeze more and more power from smaller engines, the number of V8 crossovers left in this country has shrunk accordingly.

The system takes its inspiration directly from technology employed in motor sport and, until now, seen only on a small number of prestige road cars.

It's no longer a stand - alone model — nor a million - dollar one — but because it offers more space, luxury, technology and personalisation options than the best - selling and highest - tech limousine on which it's based, it's no surprise Benz's born - again Maybach has already attracted a small number of well - heeled Aussies.

Those numbers make it difficult to understand why anyone would think hybrid technology is the exclusive domain of small or mid-size cars.

Among the study findings: * 98 % of libraries provide free public access to Wi - Fi, up from 89 % in 2012; * 98 % provide technology training, ranging from internet safety and privacy to coding to using social media; * 98 % provide assistance completing online government forms; * 97 % provide online homework help; * 95 % offer workforce development training programs; * 90 % offer e-books, up from 76 % in 2012; * 56 % offer health and wellness programs regarding developing healthy lifestyles; * 50 % offer entrepreneurship and small business development programs; and * Average number of computers provided by libraries is now 20, up from 16 in 2012

Ironically, this same technology has enabled the establishment of larger numbers of small traditional publishing houses, and eventually, the adoption of the technologies by large, established presses, albeit with commercial and business disruption.

POD — Print On Demand A printing technology that allows small numbers of books to be printed at once, allowing books to not be printed until orders are received.

While there are a fairly large number of technology lovers who want a device with the best possible hardware, as well as the ability to mess around with the operating system, we are a small minority segment of the buying public.

While Amazon and Barnes & Noble represent some of the larger companies currently operating in the e-reader market, and Apple's upcoming iPad incorporates robust e-book technology, a number of smaller players have been attempting to seize their own piece of the rapidly expanding market.

However, many independent publishers — especially publishers of technology books — and a fair number of smaller ebooksellers do.

A small number of devices launched without Wi - Fi Calling out of the box last year as the result of prioritizing our 4G chipsets to take advantage of T - Mobile's faster 4G (HSPA + 42) network technology.

IMN could also be sold off in piecemeal fashion but given its small size and number of large technology companies that can utilize IMN's IP, folding the entire company at an attractive price could be the easiest road.

Finance Magnates reported recently on the British watchdog when an FCA executive told the FT that it is considering the approval of a «small but significant number of firms» that use blockchain technology within the fintech industry.