Using this technique doubled the efficiency of Dr Kamat's cell from 5% to 10% at ultraviolet wavelengths and he reckons it would create similar increases in efficiency in both plastic and dye-based cells.

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What it is, is that because we don't use the latest technologies, a lot of times the holding patterns for planes, how many planes can land safely at the same time, all those things are -- reduce the efficiency of -- the overall system is reduced because we're not using the best technologies available.

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Individual performance data and job competency modeling provide much of the data used for analytics using this view, along with HR efficiency metrics.

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The efficiency of his design is further improved by using the moving piston to drive water through a special steam nozzle, which increases the effectiveness of the heat transfer between the inside and outside of the reactor.

ECONOMIST: Nuclear power

Councils' compliance with the best- value rule would also be checked using a beefed-up version of the Audit Commission's annual comparisons of their costs and efficiency.

ECONOMIST: Local councils

The 4-Hour Body, Ferriss' treatise on using tracking to lose weight, maximize efficiency and "become superhuman, " shot to the top of the New York Times bestseller list in January.

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All Energy Globe projects are about access to energy, using renewable energy, innovative ways to generate energy, increased efficiency and the careful and intelligent use of our resources, such as water.

UNESCO: Communication and Information

One of the early papers to come out of the project is a look at how the city of Busan, in South Korea, is using cloud-based city services to improve efficiency, reduce emissions and serve its residents better.

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