Often the strength, density or thickness of a structure is dictated by the largest forces it has to withstand.
While it isn't built into the hardware, it doesn't seem to add much to the weight or the thickness of the case and thus the device itself.
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First, we'll tackle the signature feature of the phone: its thickness (or lack thereof).
They also played with the mix of juice and puree to achieve the desired thickness without adding gums or starches.
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The blocks themselves, made from the fine-grained wood of pear or jujube trees, are cut to a thickness of two centimetres and polished with sandpaper to prepare them for engraving.
It's flattering and a more slimming look than the extra thickness leggings would add under a skirt or dress -- the only way some schools want them to be worn.
As a result, the makers have developed a generation of cells whose silicon layers are only a micron or two deep, as opposed to the usual thickness of 200-300 microns.
The first, the artery thickness study called ENHANCE, was dogged by methodological issues that may or may not have explained its failure.
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It was not an outcomes trial measuring "hard" outcomes such as heart attack or stroke, but instead was a "surrogate" study measuring carotid artery thickness.
While Radarsat sensors cannot measure the thickness of ice already present, it is able to measure seasonal ice that is produced or lost each year.
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In-cell touch can help reduce the thickness of the display, which could make the iPhone 5 thinner than previous models, or clear out space to add other features like a larger battery that can help extend operating time.
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By the same token, Messrs Barbour, Daniels, Giuliani, Huntsman, Pawlenty and Romney would all be competing for more or less the same constituency, as tested, pragmatic, business-friendly centrists with conservative veneers of varying thickness.
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