Because aluminum and steel have different properties, engineers have to look at different ways to use the metals to get desired results.

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These two blended particles, however, have different properties from each other.

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Carbon nanotubes are microscopic tubes comprised entirely of carbon, which have different chemical properties useful to solar cells.

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They consist of two interlaced materials that have different optical properties in particular, different refractive indices, a measure of how much a substance bends light.

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At TWB Co. a single laser welds steel sheets of different properties into a single raw sheet that Cadillac can have stamped into a door panel without any of its own welds.

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You'll also get a chance to visit different properties to see if they meet your standards, as not all have modern conveniences such as air conditioning and high-speed Internet access.

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