It uses the same composite-material technology to reduce weight and hence fuel consumption.
"In race cars, they create holes to reduce weight, " says Litvack.
Planes already use metallic foam in non-load-bearing parts, to reduce weight.
Adam Wells, Virgin Galactic's head of design, said the cabin's interior was being kept as minimal as possible to reduce weight and maximize space for floating.
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The typical barrel of a high-power rifle has exterior grooves, called flutes, to reduce weight and create more surface area to enable the barrel to cool faster.
And this is with a lighter V8 engine taking the place of the V10, as well as a concerted effort to reduce weight with, for example, a carbon-fiber roof panel.
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Similarly, Lexmark managed to reduce the weight of its packaging for computer printers by 26%, leading to a dramatic reduction in the energy used in its product manufacturing.
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The study recommended further efforts to reduce the weight of equipment.
For most of that period, the same asset managers have expressed a wish to reduce the weight of American assets in their portfolios, though that urge was strongest three years ago.
Anchored by improvements in the Android software, Samsung made the phone's screen larger than the iPhone, enhanced its resolution and used a plastic case to reduce its weight compared with earlier versions.
To borrow an analogy, cutting the deficit by cutting investments in areas like education, areas like innovation -- that's like trying to reduce the weight of an overloaded aircraft by removing its engine.
Ford has developed a prototype vehicle--the P2000--that replaces steel and cast iron in several key components as part of an effort to reduce the weight of a vehicle by 40%, which would create dramatic fuel efficiencies.
Understandably, Farrell has been at pains to reduce the weight of expectation heaped on his broad shoulders, while much of the praise lavished on him has come with caveats that we should not expect too much, too soon.
These advances have allowed shipbuilders to reduce the size and weight penalties associated with electric drives.
He says electric and plug-in hybrid drivetrains, combined with engineering improvements to increase range and reduce weight, will be the future of motoring.
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A123 expects this to lower cost, reduce weight and improve reliability, providing automakers with a cost-effective solution that A123 believes will increases efficiency and minimize system complexity without sacrificing vehicle performance, battery life or driving range.
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"We are working with soldiers -- the most able-bodied -- to carry more weight and reduce back injuries, " Bender said.
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His own absence, as he's head of the army, of course, and the intelligence services, you know, does reduce the weight attached to the conference, particularly as one of the main themes of the conference is cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan and a key player, Musharraf, isn't going to be there.
Still, this is not the first study to suggest that weight-loss surgery does not reduce cancer risk in men, and it's possible that hormonal differences between the sexes may play a role.
Commonly known and practiced recommendations to reduce gout attacks have included moderation in alcohol consumption, weight reduction, and decreasing high-purine foods from the diet.
Manufacturers have thus been pursuing designs that reduce the size and weight of 3D cameras and seeking ways to shorten their development period.
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Steroids were used in the 1970s to reduce inflammation, but they helped only 20% of patients and caused mood swings and weight gain.
To make packaging more environmentally friendly, "the most obvious thing we can do is reduce the weight, " said Simon Hoffmeyer Boas, CSR manager.
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While the surgeries are successful at helping people lose weight and reduce their risk for hypertension, diabetes and other chronic illnesses -- patients have to carefully weigh the benefits of the procedure with the serious risks, side effects and even death in some cases.
When LeMieux was hiking the Appalachian Trail a decade ago, he identified the problem that would become the focus of his work: how to turn the kinetic energy of a hiker into electrical energy that could keep devices charged (and reduce the battery weight he carried for 1, 500 miles).
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