It may improve or even transform customer service or remote plant management, but it does not disrupt the basic function of providing water to people, nor will it transform customer needs such as drinking, showering or washing their SUVs.

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At the same time, they must be sensitive enough to transform even weak TV signals into clear images and function in sheltered places, like garages, and at moderate speeds, such as on trains or in fast-moving cars.

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With the increasing availability of machines that can peer into brains as they function, there has been rapid progress in understanding the biological mechanisms by which people transform information, such as from a golf lesson, first into actions and ultimately into automatic motor skills that don't require conscious thought to enact.

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