It's the manipulation of manufactured materials measuring less than 100 nanometers, or a thousandth the width of a strand of hair.
Hydrocarbons, helium, hydrogen, and volatiles in the solar system are important for human exploration and habitation because they will provide essential high-energy, high-density fuels and feedstock for off-world manufactured goods and materials for construction.
Access to goods manufactured abroad and raw materials from overseas guarantees consumer choice and competitive prices.
And when sterling falls, as it has done, the cost of raw materials and overseas-manufactured components rises.
The culprits are the cars themselves, produced with weaker welds, scant safety features and inferior materials compared to similar models manufactured for U.S. and European consumers, say experts and engineers inside the industry.
Wall Street seemed to be reacting to news of new stimulus measures from China, whose growing economy had been sucking in raw materials and high-value-added manufactured goods from around the world in recent years.
Magnetic materials used in mobile phones and other devices could be manufactured with fewer imperfections, thus improving performance.
The productive Asian economies in which we invest are caught in a "terms of trade" vise between rising input costs for its oil and materials and falling output prices for its electronic widgets and other manufactured products.
In fact, homebuyer training materials Frontier compiled for its clients explicitly warned against the allure of manufactured homes.
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Now, as then, manufactured goods, technology and generous credit terms are basically bartered for Soviet raw materials, notably energy resources.
Simply, the manufactured high-rises of today allow greater economies of scale regarding energy use, building materials, sewage and waste, and overall footprint on the land.
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