Air is pumped in and then compressed by the mass of water above it.
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Revenue fell by 11% from the period a year ago, and margins were compressed by almost 9% as a result.
As matter gets compressed by the black hole, X-ray radiation is emitted.
Because most Internet voice calls are compressed by a factor of five to squeeze them on to overloaded networks, they usually sound as if they are coming from inside a tin bath.
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And in Detroit, BMW will showcase its 750hL, a large, 7-Series sedan with a nearly conventional V-12 motor powered by compressed hydrogen.
This somewhat dangerous device had a six foot barrel, was made out of PVC irrigation pipe of varying diameters, and was powered by compressed air.
Natural-gas boosters, unsurprisingly, support cars powered by compressed natural gas, noting that gas infrastructure (for stoves and heating) reaches millions of homes and businesses already.
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The lander Moon Express showed off Thursday is powered by compressed oxygen, for now, as Moon Express employees test it at a NASA facility in Mountain View, California.
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The gas filling stations supply to vehicles driven by compressed natural gas, and the government hopes that the gas saved will be used to increase electricity production in gas-fired power plants.
The Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (AKA the RoMeLa Project) at the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech has designed and built a prototype robotic hand that is controlled and operated by compressed air.
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Instead of moving a physical surface, fluidic controls divert the airflow over a wing by blowing compressed air out of narrow slots.
Today, though, Venrock racks up startlingly high gains in an unimaginably compressed time frame--by acting entirely out of character.
The short life and lasting legend of the Irish freedom fighter Michael Collins, compressed into a vigorous movie by the writer and director Neil Jordan.
The second-biggest form of bulk-energy storage, though it is dwarfed by PSH, is compressed-air energy storage (CAES).
The fast-ignition technique is more like a petrol engine: first the fuel is compressed and only then is it ignited by a second laser pulse acting as a spark plug that is fired through a hole in the pellet.
The internet has also compressed the news cycle, with headlines delivered instantly by smartphone or Twitter, creating a demand for immediate analysis and opinion.
With rates held low by the Federal Reserve, lending margins have been compressed, which holds down profitability.
No makeup date had been scheduled, a process made more difficult by the lack of off-days in the compressed 48-game schedule that resulted from the lockout.
In the conventional Stirling engine, a fixed amount of helium is compressed in a cool chamber and then transferred to a chamber heated by an external burner.
Before being compressed for transmission, the video stream is reformatted for the standard Japanese phone's 320-by-240 pixel screen.
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The GE team began its energy treasure hunt at Weidmann by shutting down everything at the factory and searching for things like lights unnecessarily left on, compressed air leaks and running water.
Furthermore, Kramer believes that the dissatisfaction derived from the work-life trade-offs may also be eased by company-supported flexible work policies, including paid vacation, flexible work arrangements or telecommuting and compressed workweeks.
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