Even if the expressions of reluctance had been designed to signal his distance from the process, the doubts now took on a life of their own.

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Ambient radio waves have largely been ignored as a potential power source until recently, because the power of a broadcast radio signal rapidly decreases with distance.

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The latency cannot be less than the distance the electromagnetic signal has to travel divided by the speed of light.

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Having launched a development platform for real-time analytics applications and a fully integrated ultrasonic signal conditioner for automotive parking distance applications, TI added to its existing industrial portfolio new product development in the LED division last month.

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Signal strength diminishes as a square of the distance.

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The group identified Qtera, a shop that can send an optical signal 3, 200 kilometers without amplification--40 times the distance Nortel could muster.

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Thanks to spotty Wi-Fi coverage, we'd go a short distance, talking naturally, then halt as the robot lost signal, or veered off.

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Rather, TRW is working with Nortel Networks to build signal-splitting chip sets fast enough to eliminate bottlenecks on the next generation of long-distance optical telecom networks.

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If your phone picks up a stronger signal from the Republic of Ireland, then you can be landed with unexpected charges in areas some distance from the border.

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