Common uses for black powder include as gunpowder in muzzle-loading guns, as a blasting powder and as a propellant in rockets for fireworks.
Apple has been chasing NFC patents for years, but it's just now been granted a US patent for its own approach to a transportation check-in -- one of the most common uses of the technology in the real world.
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That's probably one of the most -- if not the most -- common uses of genetic engineering, is scientists engineering rats and mice who suffer from various diseases that they then want to study to learn about cures or treatments for human disease.
The new speedlight is easy-to-use and travel friendly, and also uses common AAA batteries.
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Instead, a low-energy nuclear reactor (LENR) uses common, stable elements like nickel, carbon, and hydrogen to produce stable products like copper or nitrogen, along with heat and electricity.
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The computer giant uses many common elements across its products, and then leverages its huge scale in negotiations with chip suppliers, pitting them against each other to capture the carrot.
The fungus uses a common carbohydrate processing enzyme called acetyl co-A to form the building blocks of hydrocarbons--but its unique chemical pathways are not yet understood nor is the process by which the gases escape the fungal membrane into the air.
The cybercriminals' exploit uses an increasingly common method to decide which pages to infect: Google searches that probe sites en masse for hackable weak points.
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Theme park operator Six Flags, comparatively, uses a more basic and common tactic to distract guests.
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Towerstream uses a mix of "common carrier" spectrum, spectrum licensed from other companies, and its own spectrum--enough to provide service to about 11 million people.
In a test of creativity, researchers asked 145 students to think of as many unusual uses as possible for such common items as a brick or toothpick, then divided them randomly into four groups.
They found that certain movements of the mouse are common, allowing them to predict how someone uses the web.
One common yardstick of volatility is standard deviation, which uses annualized monthly returns over time as a baseline.
Their supposed uses range from echinacea to treat the common cold to saw palmetto for the symptoms of prostate enlargement.
In common with the Northern Ireland Assembly, Belfast City Council uses the D'Hondt system to decide how posts are divided out.
Digital cinema camera shooting has been gaining momentum, and digital editing that heavily uses CG composition and VFX processing has now become common in motion picture production.
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It uses the Simple Object Access Protocol, a protocol for a common XML (Extensible Markup Language) messaging format for Internet applications.
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He uses his fingernails instead of a pick, which is quite common, except instead of plucking strings upward individually, he can play more than one string at a time by stroking down --- and up -- with the backs of his nails, which allows him to play several notes at once.
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The IRS uses its summons power frequently today, and court fights are becoming common.
With near-field-communication(NFC) becoming more common in the US, which allows phones to act as credit cards, among other uses, companies like Kaspersky Lab have their work cut out for them.
If the ECB uses resources on the least disciplined countries then you have the danger of moral hazard: spending common resources of the Eurozone only on those countries which are worst off.
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In one of the most innovative new uses of LEDs, Zoon Designs has created LED handrails that light the way while transforming any common stairwell into something out of the movie Tron.
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