If the second material of the crystal is intended to be air, that is enough.
Unfortunately, the crystal is still a long way from the Mr. Fusion-powered, time-traveling DeLorean that we truly desire.
The resulting space-time crystal is being described as something akin to an infinitely running clock that does not require any additional energy once it starts going.
The storied crystal is claimed to have been able to accurately map the location of the sun -- even in cloudy sky -- within 5 degrees.
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In the second mode of working, the crystal fibre uses the regular array of holes to influence light in much the same way as the arrangement of atoms in a crystal can determine whether electrons are able to travel easily through it and hence whether the crystal is electrically conducting or not.
With all that expandability, the Crystal is a bit on the bulky side for an all-in-one, measuring a full 3.8-inches thick, but there's really a lot to love here if you can overlook the processor limitations -- and if you've got the DIY spark to build your own PC in the first place.
What is crystal clear is that what passes as Islamic finance is anything but interest-free.
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The beauty of the crystal ball is that it merely shows possible futures and outcomes.
Crystal Chen is a video producer based in Asia with international education company EF Education First.
Today the Crystal Serenity is motoring toward Barcelona, having slipped last night through the Straits of Gibraltar.
The modern crystal ball is thus unveiled and companies await the next prediction.
Heritage Crystal Clean is a company that provides hazardous and non-hazardous waste collection services to small businesses as well as parts cleaning tools.
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Crystal Systems is a crystalline growth technology company that manufactures high-quality, large area sapphire substrates used in the LED, defense, medical and aerospace industries.
The lovely Crystal Serenity is cruising at full speed (22 nautical miles per hour) toward Miami on the last day of the Forbes Investor Cruise.
My crystal ball is not good enough to predict when the current stalemate will end, but it seems likely that a resolution will be reached.
Like many others in their generation, their characters are coming to terms with a past whose message is crystal clear and a present that is murkily ambiguous.
On the plus side, the black-and-white liquid crystal display is crisp and easy to read, and the software so intuitive that reading the manual is more luxury than necessity.
On the heels of second-quarter earnings season, the Wall Street crystal ball is calling for a rocky third quarter and expectations for Q4 and 2013 are also turning less optimistic.
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And though our crystal ball is rather foggy, we can say this for sure: If an end-of-days countdown has begun, then this week's escape is your best last chance to explore the cradle of Mayan civilization.
If it is not crystal clear already, this is all going in a direction where we will not be generating content for our own pleasure and that of our friends, but for the machines that can extract value from it.
Today, however, it is should be crystal clear that such a policy is unacceptably dangerous.
It is to be made crystal clear that the punishment is explicitly sanctioned by both the Qur'an and the Prophetic Tradition.
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The Taxpayer Protection Pledge, by the way, is crystal clear, and Norquist never has muddled it.
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The highest possible rating should be reserved for fiscally responsible nations where the fiscal outlook is crystal clear.
But the rationale behind an idea like "Meatless Monday" is crystal clear.
Rui Fonte - who had a spell on loan with Crystal Palace - is also being released at the end of his contract.
It's hard to believe, but the case law on this point is crystal clear, says Peter Henning, professor at Wayne State University Law School.
The content, however, is crystal clear: depending on your connection speed, you can stream HD movies in 1080p or view a 20 megapixel photo.
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