Sentences with phrase «using small electronic devices»

In fact, their theory applies to words on paper, too, but, as he points out, there are advantages to using small electronic devices: They're prevalent, and it is much easier to reformat font size and spacing.

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FAIR SHAKE The word in Las Vegas last week was that the «short, chubby man from Connecticut» who made 50 straight passes at a Dunes crap table not long ago (SCORECARD, Oct. 30) and collected $ 25,000 might have been using dice coated with cobalt - 60 — a radioactive substance — along with a small electronic device that would control their fall.

Skimmers are electronic devices used to read and store electronic data, and they have advanced quite considerably over time; they have more memory and are much smaller (and more easily hidden).

The study sample size was small and it used only one intensity of light, 1,000 lux, which is far greater than the intensity of a typical handheld electronic device, she notes.

«Potentially, a moving mechanical contact could be used as a way to make very good power switches in small electronic devices,» Li says.

«We have shown we can use room - temperature, plastic electronic devices that allow us to see the orientation of the tiniest magnets in nature — the spins in the smallest atomic nuclei,» says physics professor Christoph Boehme, one of the study's principal authors.

Rechargeable lithium ion batteries are small and light, yet can store copious amounts of energy, making them ideal for use in everyday electronic devices such as iPods and laptops.

«RAM is placed on the silicon chips used in electronic devices, and the companies that make these chips have it down to a science,» says Jim Handy, a director with Objective Analysis, a semiconductor market - research firm based in Los Gatos, Calif. «Every year, they put more memory on smaller chips while keeping their prices relatively steady.

The flashlight's battery is far too small to create a plasma on its own, so the researchers use a common electronic device known as a DC booster to step up the voltage to 10 kilovolts.

Next Steps: Using pure protein opens up the possibility of shrinking biofuel cells to power small electronic devices, according to senior author Thomas Squier.

He agreed to let his insurance company monitor how he drives using a small electronic recording device in his car, and in return his provider offered him the opportunity to lower his insurance premiums.

Portable Camping Lantern: This small portable lantern is unlike any other lantern we've ever owned — it's rechargeable, it can be used as an external battery to charge your electronic devices, it's lightweight, and it's 100 % waterproof!

By far the most pronounced increase in electricity consumption and thus CO2 emissions from the lower income groups to higher income groups is in the use of small electronic devices that make living more comfortable for those who can afford it.

• Live in smaller residences • Prefer green products and own relatively few appliances or expensive electronic devices • Walk, cycle, or use public transportation, and choose to live close to their most common destination

For those of you not familiar with what a Kill - A-Watt is, it's a small electronic device that you can plug into a power outlet, and then when you plug an appliance into it, you get a reading of how much electricity is used.

In the smaller scale, electronic devices are said to account for 15 percent of home electricity use.

And therefore devices such as the following are used by law societies: (1) methods to control an alleged over-supply of lawyers; (2) «alternative legal services,» which are charity, simplistic services, and without the benefit of the solicitor - client relationship (pro bono services being but a very small exception, and possibly targeted legal services); and, (3) the sponsoring of «apps,» (the application of electronic technology to legal services), the effect of which upon the problem is unknown and unanalyzed, and can not solve any such access to justice problem.

If you must incorporate a TV and other electronic entertainment devices into the space then use smaller items in keeping with the scale of the room.