The failure rate is low compared to the two-thirds of wafers that turn out to be unusable, and elimination of the lengthy process of growing the crystal from which wafers are cut could reduce manufacturing time from months to days.
Phillips, the match winner, is on loan at Crystal Palace from Holloway's old club, Blackpool.
This is a large calcite crystal recovered from a vessel that went down off the coast of Alderney, in the Channel Islands, in Elizabethan times.
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It does have the drawback of being without a release date or possible price -- hey, what happened to that Crystal LED from last year?
Nu-Tek Salt has come up with a way to replace salt, or sodium chloride, in food with a proprietary crystal fashioned from potassium chloride and an organic acid. (see photo.) It tastes like salt, behaves like salt in recipes, and has the same texture and feel.
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From the development of the jet engine and liquid crystal displays, from cracking the inner workings of DNA to pioneering work on Lithium-ion batteries, the country has all too often managed to break new scientific ground but then fail to capitalise on the vast potential that others then enjoy.
She will use a diamond made from crystal glass, which has been on display at the Tower of London from the beginning of May, to light the flame.
Enjoy a glass of claret poured by waiters from crystal decanters, and ask for the Castle of Mey roast beef, carved and served from a silver cart at your table.
Stranded residents have been airlifted from Crystal Beach, Bolivar Peninsula and other communities in the Galveston area.
John Larimer, 27, a Petty Officer Third Class with the U.S. Navy, was from Crystal Lake, Ill.
Creating the images was the challenge and London got help from Crystal CG, which also created digital images for Beijing's opening ceremony.
While the basic concept has morphed and evolved in those past 15 years or so, we are still far from crystal clarity on the matter.
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"We have seen a big rise in bookings for the North American resorts with many more in the last few weeks, " said Marion Telsnig from Crystal Holidays.
The Latics were on top for the opening half-hour but were let down by that lack of cutting edge until Moses broke the deadlock in style for his first goal since joining from Crystal Palace in January.
In the Entrance Hall on the State Floor, crystal snowflakes hang from the ceiling above visitors as they walk toward the Blue Room, home to the official White House Christmas Tree, also decorated in honor of military families.
In Sopchoppy, westward across Apalachee Bay from the landfall site, Crystal Pesek said she got a text message from her sister Tuesday morning, asking how the work on her kitchen cabinets was going.
Crystal Palace twice came from behind to salvage a point against a gritty Gillingham side.
From Glencairn Crystal glasses (the slightly tapered nosing glasses used by master blenders), hushed drinkers sip their Nikka single malts.
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Clad in a blue blazer with gold buttons, he calmly sips on a straw that delivers Coke from a crystal cup.
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"This appears to be an unprecedented marathon, to present evidence that is readily susceptible of reading from a crystal ball, " Shapiro told the judge.
To create the point-contact transistor, Shockley's team modified the cat's whisker by placing two fine metal wires close together on the surface of a germanium crystal, turning it from a diode into a triode.
Some of the highlights included the largest PDP (plasma display panel) screen yet, new models of LCD (liquid crystal display) monitors from many companies, and demonstrations of a new and very promising flat panel display technology that can make screens even thinner than they are today.
The middle layer of glass separates the liquid crystal portion of the display from the touch portion.
Originally from Nebraska, Crystal has a great appreciation for classical music, and takes advantage of concert-going and hotel lobby pianos whenever she gets the chance.
My lunch companion and I raised our glass to friendship, to France, even to hard work, and finally to the singular beauty of a crystal flute of Champagne glowing from afternoon sun that poured through the window.
This engineer originally wanted to use the reporting tools from a program called Crystal.
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Hon Hai needs new sources for liquid crystal displays to meet rising demand from Apple, Amazon and other customers.
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One that has is a Danish company called Crystal Fibre, a spin off from the Technical University of Denmark.
Unfortunately, the crystal is still a long way from the Mr. Fusion-powered, time-traveling DeLorean that we truly desire.
Customers can easily personalize the reading experience by choosing from a selection of crystal-clear and razor-sharp fonts available in various styles and sizes, quickly navigate to different pages or chapters, add bookmarks, and more.
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