Anytime you drop an object into water, you witness the ripple effect, however small the object.

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This effect makes the object appear as if it is moving by itself.

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First, it has removed the physical impediment and refactored it with a combination of software and hardware that replicates the effect of the physical object at a higher level of functionality.

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"A 5mm (0.2 inches) particle striking a large solar array is likely to have a very little long-lasting effect, but such an object hitting the main body of a satellite could cause a vital component to fail, " he said.

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Intel , and Verizon object to what they see as the crippling effect nationwide free wireless would have on their business.

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Perhaps its greatest moment came in 1979 when it was the first telescope to observe a gravitational lens, an effect where a "massive" object bends electromagnetic radiation such as light around it.

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The move failed to reverse the horrendous losses suffered by equity investors in recent weeks, but it had a small positive effect in the bond markets, the immediate object of the exercise.

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The peripheral utilizes three small drop down displays -- the rear is a full mirror with two half mirrors in front it, reflecting images from the phone display into what appears to be a three-dimension object -- and really, it a stunning little effect.

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