Sentences with phrase «use them as fuel while»

Chia means «strength» in Mayan, and they were known as «runners food» because runners and warriors would use them as fuel while running long distances or during battle.

Not exact matches

Some ICBMs burn solid fuel, while others use liquid fuel or a combination of both, but the goal is to generate enough lift and thrust to deliver a bomb to a target as quickly as possible.

As I wrote for NOVA Next, Germany stabilized its grid and electricity supply by dialing up its fossil fuel, nuclear, and hydro power, while also asking four energy - hogging aluminum smelters to dial down their power use temporarily.

Second, reducing the usage of gas - switching [part of] large users such as city heating towards other fuels, and investing in the types of powerplants that can consume a variety of fuels; using gas while it's cheap and available, but being able to burn other fuels if needed.

The Forest Charter formalised the right of unbonded men to access and use of the goods of the royal forests (grazing, fuel, food), while implicitly assuming the right to wander freely in the landscape as well as providing a place of refuge for those cast out of the social order.

Its only hope for salvation is the new Cuomo administration policy that would effectively use nuclear as a bridge fuel while the state expands its renewable industry.

While fossil fuel opponents hail the decision as a step toward using more renewables, the pipeline company may appeal to the federal government which could have the final say.

Iron can fuel plankton blooms and influence how the ocean responds to climate change, while the lead images show the impact of past pollution on the ocean and continuing contamination in some parts of the world and aluminium is used as a tracer of desert dust inputs to the ocean.

Using salty and leftover water While the report does highlight concerns, Williams sees the guidance and framework included in the paper as a «green light» for algae fuels.

While the material used for testing was aluminum, the team plans to run similar tests with zirconium, a metal widely used for high - temperature reactor applications such as the cladding of nuclear fuel pellets.

The algae uses CO2 from air or industrial emitters with sunlight and saltwater to create fuel while dramatically reducing the carbon footprint, costs and water usage, with no reliance on food crops as feedstocks.

The carbon majors are defined as fossil fuel production entities and cement manufacturers that produced more than ≥ 8 million tonnes carbon per year (MtC / y), while the total human attribution case refers to all relevant human activities that have been measured and used in climate assessment model scenarios that influence climate change.

Sasol and General Electric (GE: NYSE)'s GE Power & Water have together developed new technology that will clean waste water from Fischer - Tropsch plants used to produce synthetic fuels and chemicals, while also providing biogas as a by - product for power generation.

Essentially, the Caltech membrane for their artificial leaf only allows hydrogen protons to pass through, like an ion sieve, while hydrogen and oxygen gases are safely and separately expelled to use as fuels or oxidants.

«While titanium dioxide is a model material that will likely not be used to sequester carbon dioxide or serve as a catalyst for fuel conversion, the fundamental aspects of carbon dioxide reactivity revealed in our study are very intriguing,» said Dr. Xiao Lin, a Linus Pauling Postdoctoral Fellow at PNNL, who proposed this research as part of his fellowship.

Scientists need to explain to the public that while they continue to study the details of anthropogentic global warming and consequent climate change, that we already know enough to be certain that continued unmitigated warming will be a disaster for all humanity, and that we urgently need to phase out all fossil fuel use as quickly as possible.

When trees in vast forests died during a time called the Carboniferous and the Permian, the carbon dioxide (CO2) they took up from the atmosphere while growing got buried; the plants» debris over time formed most of the coal that today is used as fossil fuel.

Overly processed foods and simple sugars get digested quickly, while natural and whole - grain foods are harder to break down, so they can help you burn more fat by using it as a fuel for the digestive process.

«You use primarily your aerobic energy system while running — this energy system uses mainly fat [rather than carbs] as fuel, which means that you burn a lot of fat.

Caffeine can improve the body's ability to mobilize fat stores and stimulate working muscles to use fat cells as fuel instead of glycogen, while also causing a strong metabolic boost.

While we can't store excess protein, our bodies can convert protein to other fuels like glucose — in a process known as «neoglucogenesis» — to be used as fuel.

For many people, studies show that intermittent fasting leads to increased fat burning and fast weight loss while retaining muscle mass by forcing your body to use up fat stores as fuel.

Is there any research on the period of time that the body begins to use fat as fuel while fasting?

It can also help to prevent muscle mass tissue from being used as a fuel source during intense exercise while in a carb depleted state, so for this reason, is often utilized by those who are on very low calorie diet plans.

While my focus had always been on whole, unprocessed foods as in the Paleo diet, I used my own personal diabetic challenge as fuel for my research in the ketogenic diet to help me control my blood sugar and hormonal issues.

These are the crucial tools that my wife Jessa and I use to feed our boys and fuel our minds, while keeping our kitchen as holistic and full of real food as possible.

Also, when a person is overweight, how does he / she use the already stored fat as fuel, while at the same time consuming a diet high in fats?

Most recently, the evidence points to a specific combination of carbohydrates and protein as being the most effective for restoring muscle glycogen (the fuel you use while exercising), repairing muscle damage, preventing muscle breakdown, and promoting muscle growth.

While dieting or performing intense exercise, your body typically has less carbohydrate fuel available, so sometimes it will break muscle tissue down to use amino acids as fuel instead.

The shortest length fats of MCT oil are converted into ketones that are immediately used as fuel for your brain, and MCT oil also helps you burn body fat while you sleep.

Some foods are used to repair tissue, boost brain power, and fuel our metabolism — while others are stored as fat.

So while a teaspoon of sugar or honey in coffee or tea with heavy cream is not going to affect the OFM athlete too much a large bowl of yogurt or oatmeal or potatoes with your eggs and bacon will set in motion the blood sugar rollercoaster and impact your potential to use «fat as fuel».

Is it normal to fail this test while on a keto or low carb diet during pregnancy or while not pregnant because the body is not used to burning glucose as a primary fuel source?

While the concept of «carb loading,» or the use of sports drinks and gels in endurance events are increasingly popular, human physiology is perfectly set up to use fat as a fuel for endurance exercise.

While insulin itself if not a harmful hormone, spike in insulin usually indicates fat storing and decreased use of fat as fuel.

He likens using the ego for fuel to burning coal, while inspiration as the result of a more positive drive is more like fusion energy.

You would supplement with BCAAs in order to help build muscle, or to help preserve muscle mass while getting lean (since BCAAs are preferentially used as a fuel source).

While she may have left the technical side, Noura is constantly using that background as inspiration and fuel for her decisions — and people can't help but take notice.

It is only after hacker cult figure Morpheus agrees to show Tom «how deep the rabbit hole goes» that Tom, and we, learn The Ugly Truth: the surface of the earth has been uninhabitable for centuries, and all humans are spending their lives in a virtual reality construct, while a complex network of machines uses the electrical energy and body heat from their real bodies, which are stored in individual pods, as a fuel source.

Electric powertrains are more efficient than internal combustion powertrains2 and are able to perform the same amount of work as other vehicles while using less fuel.

Gearbox must stay a manual, so I'd stick to the 6 speed manual, but I would go with shorter 2nd, 3rd and 4th while using 6th as a very big overdrive for fuel economy.

While the car is with us, we pay for fuel, the servicing, and generally use and live with the car as a new owner would.

While the Ford C - Max may not provide the same type of fuel economy as the new Toyota Prius, the C - Max does come with more horsepower, and the C - Max Energi can travel up to 62 mph using only electric power.

While it may conceivably be used as regular transport too, the hefty fuel consumption may deter many from employing it on the school run.

TMC, believing that eco-cars only contribute to society through widespread use, said it will will continue to refine conventional engine fuel efficiency while placing hybrid technology as key to further improving the performance of eco-cars, reducing their cost and improving the overall TMC product lineup.

While the car is with us, we pay for fuel, pay for the servicing and generally use and live with the car as a new owner would.

Manufacturers are more than happy to oblige, rolling out electric cars, hybrids and high - mileage fuel - sippers while Green Car Journal uses the press days as a platform to anoint its Green Car of the Year.

Their truck will be quicker than the competition in a sprint and may also tow just as much as the best diesel on the market while using cleaner, less expensive fuel.

As one example cited, the company has increased its use of high - strength steel and other lightweight materials to reduce vehicle weight, and thus improve fuel economy, while still meeting standards for vehicle safety.

The transmission uses flex - lockup control and deceleration control when decelerating while in D mode, using as many gears as possible and extending the fuel cutout for maximum efficiency.