The current report follows years of painstaking research designed to strengthen this initial observation.

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More than 600 experiments conducted in orbit aboard this amazing laboratory have contributed to important research designed to improve the quality of life for everyone.

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This team designed and executed a very clever research program that made it clear why the new brand would not be likely to break even.

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This plane was first designed virtually using the same technology that was developed by NASA. Government research helped to create this plane.

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Dr Assefa said this was the culmination of more than a decade of research designed to help internet-based products cope with demand.

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This notion of strategic philanthropy - giving designed around focused research and strategies to be as effective as possible - has grown in recent years.

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This new type of synergistic interplay recently happened with engineers who designed robots inspired by research that Full had conducted on gecko feet.

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