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There are certain scenarios, says Dr Lagace, where you might want to use a material because of its surface properties, but you might not want that property all the way through the material.
ECONOMIST: MONITOR
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And in the chamber, the respiration and the metabolic properties of the surface sand material were measured and we added nutrients and measured the gases that were produced.
NPR: Revisiting the Viking Missions to Mars
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This is a molecule or molecular combination that has different properties on different parts of its surface: in particular, one part prefers to dissolve in water whereas another part prefers oil.
ECONOMIST: To make engines cleaner, add H2O
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We were originally supposed to see a " limited rollout" of Surface in 2007 at various Harrah's casino properties, which obviously didn't happen -- but despite the delays, Microsoft is apparently now feeling confident enough in the tech to let B- and C-list celebrities grope at it during the 2008 National Heads-Up Poker Championship Drawing Party at Caesar's Palace.
ENGADGET: Microsoft and Harrah's confuse B-list celebs with Surface
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Malton, Old Malton and Norton are defended from the river but surface water and backed-up drains have flooded several properties in the area.
BBC: Road to Brawby
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This involves shining light through a patterned mask and on to the surface of a chip, so as to change the chemical properties of the exposed parts of that chip.
ECONOMIST: Transistors: A tall story | The
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Building what could be "an awful lot" of new properties in Feniton would, she said, add to the surface run-off into drains that were already struggling to cope.
BBC: Feniton flooding, November 2008
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According to the government, current estimates show that one in six properties in Wales are at risk of flooding from rivers, the sea and surface water.
BBC: Environment Committee, afternoon session
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The reason why that's exciting, is one of the properties we'd like to have on a habitable planet is liquid water on the surface.
BBC: Tiniest extrasolar planet found