The amount of charge that can be stored depends on the surface area of the electrodes, the strength and composition of the insulation between them, and how close they are together.
Although the exact mechanism is still not entirely understood, it turns out that illuminating the liquid crystal, applying a voltage across a small region of it, and then turning off the light source causes a small amount of charge to be stored in that region.
With the press of a button, LED charge indicators provide the user with the amount of battery charge left in their device.
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The final pieces of data were the last four digits of the credit card that was used to pay for the flight, the type of card, and the amount and date of the charge.
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For the iPad test, Vairmohan measured the amount of power used to charge up an iPad with a drained battery.
But the Telegraph is the second major newspaper in the UK after the Financial Times to implement the so-called metered model, which allows a certain amount of access free of charge.
There are a number of other organisations which charge a percentage of the amount they eventually recover.
The UK government originally said that figure should only be set in "exceptional circumstances", but so far two thirds of universities have indicated that they want to charge that amount for all or some of their courses.
Donald Marron, chairman of PaineWebber, expects his company increasingly to charge individual investors according to the amount of assets they have given his firm to manage rather than on a fee for each transaction.
Under any enquiry HMRC will charge the full amount of tax, and interest on the late paid tax.
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In the second property rights case, the state of Hawaii put a cap on the amount of rent that oil companies can charge their service stations.
Without sound clinical oversight most people will be left in charge of a significant amount of information of uncertain significance and little direction as to where to go for reliable interpretation.
And, of course, that store has to charge higher prices to its consumers to recover the amount of theft there.
To offset the cost of providing the service, most charge monthly fees or require people to make a certain amount of voice phone calls per month.
This is made worse by an odd pricing system, under which firms charge a fixed amount, instead of billing their customers by the hour.
If, even despite the cheaper funding, the financial institutions still cut the total amount they lend, the Bank of England will charge them more, up to a maximum of 1.5%.
When a credit card users make a purchase using his or her card, the merchant is charged a transaction fee by its bank that typically includes a fixed charge plus a percentage of the amount charged.
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The second challenge is the balance between the amount OpenGamma can charge for its subscription and the number of customers that will pay.
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Ideally, what the Marines need is an affordable vehicle that can get from ship to shore fast, seamlessly transition to land operations with the least amount of time spent exposed on the beach, and then charge inland with enough troops, firepower and protection to make a difference.
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While cloud services provide a limited amount of storage for free (typically 5 GB), they charge for additional storage.
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In Europe there is movement by the wireless broadband providers to charge the Netflixes of the world for the amount of data they put over the network in order to help operators pay for additional network build-out.
These address some major concerns with the first Supercharger stations, particularly the long wait times for an available charge point and also some disappointment around the amount of additional range one could obtain in a reasonable stop time.
As always, Kickstarter will charge successfully funded projects 5% of the final amount raised.
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That loss is not counting a further goodwill impairment charge of an as-yet to be determined amount.
Just a couple of examples of that: The Durbin Amendment which limits the amount banks can charge retailer for debit card swipe fees and the CARD Act which, among other things, keeps banks from charging overdraft fees.
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It has also heard conflicting evidence about who was in charge of her post-operative care and the type and amount of fluids she was given.
The LEZ covers most of Greater London, and to drive within the LEZ without paying a daily charge, vehicles must meet certain emissions standards that limit the amount of particulate matter coming from their exhausts.
While there are no surveys determining the percentage of schools nationally that have instituted pay-to-play, what they charge, and the effect on student participation, plenty of information is coming out that the percentage is higher, the amount they charge varies wildly depending upon perceived budgetary needs, and whatever is charged, it is driving down student athletic participation.
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Such fees, which have been discussed by a number of institutions, could become more mainstream as new regulations capping the amount banks can charge merchants when customers swipe debit cards take effect.
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