The term hybrid is used because this type of rocket motor uses neither all-liquid fuel nor all-solid fuel, but a combination of both.
The team of Professor Keon Jae Lee from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST has developed a high performance flexible all-solid-state battery, an essential energy source for flexible displays (see paper in Nano Letters: "Bendable Inorganic Thin-Film Battery for Fully Flexible Electronic Systems").
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In fact, this bicycle doesn't use any metal parts at all -- the solid tires are made of reconstituted rubber and a car timing belt is used instead of a chain.
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Slatin likes ACC as an all-around solid performer with a portfolio of virtually non-cyclical properties.
He was a top student and all-around solid citizen who mysteriously changed and became angry and bizarre.
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We are here because we want to give all of our children a solid foundation for their dreams -- all of them.
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Most fundamental of all, David has a rock-solid faith in the enduring strength of our country.
It looks and sounds great, with solid vocal work all-around.
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It weighs 2.86 pounds, boasts an attractive all-metal design and turns in solid benchmark scores, and its other specs stack up with the XT's: a Core i7 CPU, 4GB of RAM and a 128GB SSD.
Probably not as solid as the rugged all -action DMC-TS5 (that which you see up above).
Shares in MasterCard hit a fresh all-time high on Wednesday after posting solid third quarter results before the bell, blowing estimates out of the water on strong growth in spending and volume both in the U.S. and internationally.
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Groupon represents what the dot-com boom was supposed to be all about: huge sales, easy profits and solid connection between bricks-and-mortar retailers and online consumers.
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The All-Star second baseman hit a pair of two-run homers to back a solid effort by David Phelps, and New York beat the Toronto Blue Jays for the ninth straight time at Yankee Stadium, 7-2 Saturday.
The downside price pressure in the precious metals Thursday was also very likely some profit-taking pressure from recent solid gains that earlier Thursday drove August gold to a fresh all-time record high.
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Brownback has rock-solid conservative credentials coveted by all the frontrunners.
Honestly, thinking of this like frozen yogurt isn't all that far off -- the Replicator creates solid objects by layering levels of thin plastic extrusions on top of themselves.
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Simplified, higher density and more reliable servers make the hyperscale all-flash datacenter more efficient than datacenters based on solid state disk and hard disk systems.
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All in all, a solid set of updates for XBL -- but we'll wait and see how that "1080p" video looks before we pronounce Blu-ray dead.
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It's not all bad -- the d-pad is as solid as ever, and the clicky digital triggers work beautifully (as long as you're not playing an FPS or a racing game, that is).
Roger Federer is a talented tennis player whose all-around skills would perhaps be enough to make him a solid tour player.
Incompetent GOP nominees could change the picture, but almost all of the seats that Republicans are defending are in solid-red states.
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First of all, Wi-Fi has evolved into a well-known, solid standard.
What NBC needs is an unshakable night to heavily promote its lukewarm newer shows (Up All Night, Whitney) and keep its loyal audiences for solid-but-aged The Office and 30 Rock.
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Though it's predominantly made of matte and glossy-finished plastic, it still feels solid and not at all hollow.
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"We had a really solid row - we didn't want to show all our cards, " said Rowbotham afterwards.
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Everything, all of the electronics on the vehicle itself, every component had its own solid-state circuit breaker so that we could turn things on and off, and control what was happening.
George, fresh off a strong performance in his first All-Star Game appearance, made 11 of 19 shots, grabbed eight rebounds and played solid defense against Anthony.
Some companies have withheld all or part of their multi-million pound sponsorship until the Dome is on a more solid footing, concerned that negative publicity and the project's financial troubles could damage their reputations.
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