But they were loved for what they had once represented: utility, economy and simplicity, as well as light.
Called RAPHaEL (Robotic Air Powered Hand with Elastic Ligaments), the robot can hold heavier, solid objects, as well as light or delicate ones such as a light bulb or an egg.
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It is physically light as well as visually light, resulting in a minimalist design that weighs less than a typical pair of sunglasses.
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Because gravity pulls on light as well as matter, when light passes by a heavy object it bends as though it is passing through a lens.
For civilian purposes, these materials are crucial for high-tech items such as computers and televisions as well as green items such as batteries and fluorescent light bulbs.
Chandeliers, for example, provide vintage glamour and elegance as well as ambient light.
It is hoped the lightweight metal columns, which are completely recyclable, will save money as well as limiting light pollution.
Early in the meal, we were served a tomato sorbet, with a piece of piquillo pepper on top, a runny gazpacho around it, as well as a light crown of pesto.
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The iPhone was also a solid runner-up with this test -- it didn't perform as well in even dimmer light, as we experienced when capturing images from a dark rooftop late at night, but it did yield decent shots in the lab.
He found an electronic pill dispenser box with an auditory alarm as well as a flashing light alarm.
The installation of such systems must increasingly take into account a variety of spacial and physical limitations and restrictions, as well as excessive natural light conditions.
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The building efficiency revolution emerges now from the inter-related confluence of the collapsed cost of microprocessors, enabling embedded intelligence in offerings as simple as light bulbs (soon), as well as the development of standards and interfaces for the formerly "dumb" hardware, and the ubiquity of the Internet.
In addition to the problem with bright colors bleeding, the company had transparency problems with some colors of swimwear shipped for last spring as well as a subset of light colored pants, Mr. Buss said.
And a slanted window provides architectural interest as well as providing endless incarnations of light and shadow.
Theoretically, Filler said, if some fraction of the LED were projected backwards into the system, embedded solar cells could capture some of that light as well.
And everything else was just a touch light as well.
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With a different hole design, crystal fibres can do the opposite trick as well, spreading the light much more evenly across the width of the fibre and thereby reducing non-linear effects.
These will include charging and audio quality improvements, as well as improved display switching in bright light.
Upcoming accessories will allow the LightSpeaker to accommodate hanging light fixtures as well as floor and table lamps.
For example, it uses cameras to detect normal light, as well as spectrometers.
Ms. Livingston looks for new ways of using composition, background and light, as well as any unusual expressions of a horse or jockey.
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So I turned for advice to Cody Brocious, the hacker who first brought this vulnerability to light, as well as others who have tracked this security mess.
This is because, in the wacky world of quantum physics, light is wavy as well as particulate.
So I think it just sort of puts a negative light on her as well because you're - you don't know where she's coming from.
Those safety nets are eroding in the United States as well as in Europe as governments cut back on spending, but they are still light years ahead of Brazil.
The conference aims to help countries plan, carry out and manage ECCE programmes, including those for disadvantaged and excluded groups, as well as to adapt ECCE curricula in the light of recent research on pedagogy and psychology, with special focus on mother-tongue teaching.
Rogoff has had an instrumental role in advising policy makers on the operating and capital needs of Amtrak, including the initiation and financing of high speed Acela service, as well as the financing of dozens of new light rail and bus rapid transit systems across the United States.
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