They added that police had raided several of Mr Budovsky's properties and seized his computer servers.

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By calculating the catalytic properties of materials on a computer, the group is learning what it is that makes other materials, such as copper zeolites, more effective under these conditions.

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The Earth appears to have cooling properties that exceed the previously thought ones, and computer models are inadequate to try to foretell a chaotic object like the climate, where actual observations are the only way to go.

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But these packets, called photons, are also endowed with the indeterminate properties that make them quantum objects - so an optical computer can also be a quantum computer.

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Real estate agents have used it to show off properties - potential buyers sitting at home in front of a computer screen can use the mouse to look at every corner of a room or to see what the view is like over the balcony.

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This patented technology ensures that only real fingerprints are read by converting the properties of the skin into digital data which are delivered to the host computer for analysis.

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In 2001 Susan, tired of managing the properties from a distance and yearning for Florida, moved to Sanibel, where she continued her computer work through 2003.

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Over the longer term, nanoscale engineering may replace some rare earths by emulating their properties, or at least reduce the amount needed per magnet, LED, hybrid, or computer.

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