Researchers have been toying with ultrafast miniaturized labs for a decade, shrinking single-function gear--such as machines for sizing DNA strands--onto chips, but combining multiple functions is difficult.

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And by the time it was finished, every single member of that platoon had shrapnel or a bullet hole in their gear.

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The Briton then upped a gear as a tired-looking Agassi struggled, winning a single game as Henman levelled the match winning the set 6-1.

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Current "muxes" typically can push up to 100 light waves down a single fiber, but by year-end Nortel will begin shipping test gear that pushes 160 lightwaves, each carrying 10 billion bits of data per second.

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Its mailing is primarily aimed at single males who recently bought wet suits or short boards from other outdoor-gear makers.

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With the car transferring power to the ground through a single-clutch mid-rear transaxle, the Vanquish doesn't cycle through gear ratios with quite as much impact as a car with a dual-clutch automatic manual transmission, the Ferrari V12, for instance, which also enjoys a 165-hp advantage.

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With heavy gear on their backs, and air support overhead, they made their way single file down a rocky ridge crest, along terrain so steep that sliding was sometimes easier than walking.

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