The devices, or motes, are intended to be the size of a grain of sand, or even a dust particle. Each device would contain sensors, computing circuits, bidirectional wireless communications technology and a power supply. Motes would gather data, run computations and communicate using two-way-band radio with other motes at distances approaching 1,000 feet (300 metres). When clustered together, they would automatically create highly flexible, low-power networks with applications ranging from climate control systems to entertainmen ...

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Smartdust, Smartdust - Design and engineering, Smartdust - Applications

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Snare drum sticks are usually made of wood, often hickory, ebony, oak or hard maple. A typical drum stick is around 1.5cm in diameter and 41cm long, although drummers have a wide range of shapes and sizes to choose from. Many drummers are very particular about the exact shape, size, weight, balance, density, and grain of their sticks. All of these qualities attribute to its so-called "feel" and sound of the stick. Snare drum sticks may be designed for use in particular performance contexts. Sticks that are smaller in diameter or balan ...

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Drum stick, Drum stick - Snare drum sticks, Drum stick - Anatomy of a snare drum stick, Drum stick - Mallets, Drum stick - Timpani sticks

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In IPv6, the new (but not yet widely deployed) standard protocol for the Internet, addresses are 128 bits wide, which, even with generous assignment of netblocks, should suffice for the foreseeable future. In theory, there would be exactly 2128, or about 3.403 × 1038 unique host interface addresses. If the earth were made entirely out of 1 cubic millimeter grains of sand, then you could give a unique address to each grain in 300 million planets the size of the earth. This large address space will be sparsely populated, which makes it possible to again encode more routing ...

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IP address, IP address - More detail, IP address - IP version 4, IP address - Addressing, IP address - Assignment, IP address - Exhaustion, IP address - IP version 5, IP address - IP version 6, IP address - Addressing

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In terms of modes of occurrence, igneous rocks can be either intrusive (plutonic) or extrusive (volcanic). Igneous rock - Intrusive Igneous Rocks. Intrusive igneous rocks are formed from magma that cools and hardens within the earth. Surrounded by pre-existing rock (called country rock), the magma cools slowly, and as a result these rocks are coarse grained. The mineral grains in such rocks can generally be identified with the naked eye. Intrusive rocks can also classified according to the shape and size o ...

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Igneous rock, Igneous rock - Magma origination, Igneous rock - Morphology and Setting, Igneous rock - Intrusive Igneous Rocks, Igneous rock - Extrusive Igneous Rocks, Igneous rock - Classification, Igneous rock - Texture, Igneous rock - Chemical Classification, Igneous rock - Mineralogical Classification, Igneous rock - Example of classification, Igneous rock - Etymology, Igneous rock - Reference

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The granularity of the reconfigurable logic is defined as the size of the smallest functional unit (CLB) that is addressed by the mapping tools. Low granularity, which can also be known as fine-grained, often implies a greater flexibility when implementing algorithms into the hardware. However, there is a penalty associated with this in terms of increased power, area and delay due to greater quantity of routing required per computation. Fine-grained architectures work at the bit-level manipulation level; whilst coarse grained processing elem ...

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Reconfigurable computing, Reconfigurable computing - History and characteristics, Reconfigurable computing - Terminology, Reconfigurable computing - Reconfigurable Device, Reconfigurable computing - Bitstream, Reconfigurable computing - Common Memory, Reconfigurable computing - Compile/Compilation, Reconfigurable computing - Cocompilation, Reconfigurable computing - Configware, Reconfigurable computing - Configuration, Reconfigurable computing - Cycle accurate simulation, Reconfigurable computing - Emulation/Simulation, Reconfigurable computing - High Performance Computing HPC, Reconfigurable computing - Hybrid, Reconfigurable computing - On-chip memory, Reconfigurable computing - Aggregate On-chip memory, Reconfigurable computing - Local Memory, Reconfigurable computing - Reconfigurable Computing, Reconfigurable computing - Reconfiguration, Reconfigurable computing - System Memory/Host Memory, Reconfigurable computing - Reconfigurable Computer, Reconfigurable computing - Synthesis, Reconfigurable computing - Place and Route, Reconfigurable computing - Granularity, Reconfigurable computing - Rate of reconfiguration, Reconfigurable computing - Host coupling, Reconfigurable computing - Routing/interconnects, Reconfigurable computing - Tool flow

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Even the finest of turquoise is fracturable, reaching a maximum hardness of just under 6, or slightly less than window glass. Characteristically a cryptocrystalline mineral, turquoise almost never forms single crystals and all of its properties are highly variable. Its crystal system is proven to be triclinic via X-ray diffraction testing. With lower hardness comes lower specific gravity (high 2.90, low 2.60) and greater porosity: These properties are dependent on grain size. The lustre of turquoise is typically waxy to subvitreous, and tran ...

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Turquoise, Turquoise - Properties, Turquoise - Formation, Turquoise - Occurrence, Turquoise - Iran, Turquoise - Sinai, Turquoise - United States, Turquoise - Other sources, Turquoise - History of use, Turquoise - Imitations, Turquoise - Treatments, Turquoise - Valuation and care

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Gypsum occurs in nature as flattened and often twinned crystals and transparent cleavable masses called selenite. It may also occur silky and fibrous, in which case it is commonly called satin spar. Finally it may also be granular or quite compact. In hand-sized samples, it can be anywhere from transparent to opaque. A very fine-grained white or lightly-tinted variety of gypsum is called alabaster, which is prized for ornamental work of various sorts. In arid areas, gypsum can occur in a flower-like form typically opaque with emb ...

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Gypsum, Gypsum - Chemical structure, Gypsum - Occurrence, Gypsum - Uses, Gypsum - External link, Gypsum - Place names

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Zinc phosphating results in a non-reflective, light- to medium-gray finish. Manganese phosphating produces a medium- to dark-gray or black finish. Iron phosphating produces a black or dark gray finish similar to manganese phosphating. The grain size of the zinc phosphating is usually the smallest among the three processes, providing a more appealing cosmetic appearance in many applications. Many firearms that are Parkerized turn to a light greenish-gray color within a few years, as the coating ages, with the protective c ...

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Parkerizing, Parkerizing - Application, Parkerizing - Appearance and usage, Parkerizing - Early history of Parkerizing through 1942, Parkerizing - The future of Parkerizing

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The ore is fed between two rollers which are pushed firmly together while their rotating motion pushes the ore through a small gap between them. Exteme pressure causes the rocks to fracture into finer particles and also causes microfracturing at the grain size level. It consists of a pair of horizontal cylindrical rollers through which material is passed. The two rollers rotate in opposite directions, "nipping" and crushing material between them. A similar type of intermediate crusher is the edge runner, which consists of a circular p ...

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Grinder milling, Grinder milling - Ball milling, Grinder milling - Rod milling, Grinder milling - SAG milling, Grinder milling - Autogenous milling, Grinder milling - Pebble milling, Grinder milling - High pressure grinding rolls, Grinder milling - Buhrstone mill

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Obsolete Scottish units of measurement - Dry volume. Dry volume measures were slightly different for various types of grain, but often bore the same name. Obsolete Scottish units of measurement - Fluid. Gill Mutchkin Chopin Pint (Scots)/Joug Gallon ...

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Obsolete Scottish units of measurement, Obsolete Scottish units of measurement - Length, Obsolete Scottish units of measurement - Area, Obsolete Scottish units of measurement - Area by size, Obsolete Scottish units of measurement - Area by production, Obsolete Scottish units of measurement - Volume, Obsolete Scottish units of measurement - Dry volume, Obsolete Scottish units of measurement - Fluid, Obsolete Scottish units of measurement - Weight

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View camera - Advantages. Large film format allows a very detailed picture and for enlargement with less "grain" or loss of quality. It also allows for contact printing at easily viewable sizes without use of an enlarged negative—the preferred method for alternative process printing. The larger film sizes used in view cameras allows photographs made with them to exhibit more discreet steps in the tonal range from black to white allowing for smoother surface tonality on objects represented in fini ...

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View camera, View camera - View camera operation, View camera - Types of view camera, View camera - View camera movements, View camera - Rise and fall, View camera - Shift, View camera - Tilt, View camera - Swing, View camera - Back Tilt/Swing, View camera - View camera lenses, View camera - View Camera Film, View camera - Advantages and Disadvantages, View camera - Advantages, View camera - Disadvantages, View camera - Camera Brands

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The main draw to medium format is that, due to its increased film size (around three to four times bigger than 35 mm), it offers much higher image resolution. This allows for relatively big enlargements and smooth gradation without the grain or blur that would characterize similarly enlarged images produced from smaller film formats. While large-format film used in view cameras offer greater film size and higher resolution still, they generally lack the versatility and convenience of a medium-format camera due of t ...

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Medium format, Medium format - Characteristics, Medium format - Medium format photography today, Medium format - Lomography and other low-budget medium format cameras, Medium format - Medium-format cameras, Medium format - Types, Medium format - Common brands

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Oxen (plural of ox) are cattle trained as draft animals. Often they are adult, castrated males. Usually an ox is over four years old due to the need for training and for time to grow to full size. Oxen are used for plowing, transport, hauling cargo, grain-grinding by trampling or by powering machines, irrigation by powering pumps, and wagon drawing. Oxen were commonly used to skid logs, and sometimes are still in low-impact select-cut logging, in forests. Contrary to popular American lore, an "ox" is not a unique breed of bovine, nor have any "blue" oxen lived outside the folk tales surrounding Paul Bunyan, ...

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Cattle, Cattle - Terminology, Cattle - Biology, Cattle - Uses of cattle, Cattle - Ox, Cattle - Miscellaneous, Cattle - Cattle in Popular Culture, Cattle - Breeds of cattle, Cattle - Other meanings of cow bull etc.

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Brazil's tropical soils produce 70 million tons of grain crops per year, but this output is attributed more to their extension than their fertility. Despite the earliest Portuguese explorers' reports that the land was exceptionally fertile and that anything planted grew well, the record in terms of sustained agricultural productivity has been generally disappointing. High initial fertility after clearing and burning usually is depleted rapidly, and acidity and aluminum content are often high. Together with the rapid growth of weeds and pests ...

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Geography of Brazil, Geography of Brazil - Size and Location, Geography of Brazil - Geology Geomorphology and Drainage, Geography of Brazil - Soils and Vegetation, Geography of Brazil - Climate, Geography of Brazil - Geographic Regions, Geography of Brazil - North, Geography of Brazil - Northeast, Geography of Brazil - Southeast, Geography of Brazil - South, Geography of Brazil - Center-West, Geography of Brazil - The Environment, Geography of Brazil - Rivers and Lakes, Geography of Brazil - Coastline, Geography of Brazil - Climate, Geography of Brazil - Demographics, Geography of Brazil - Economic Geography, Geography of Brazil - Natural Resources, Geography of Brazil - Area and land boundaries, Geography of Brazil - Cities, Geography of Brazil - Sources

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Oxen (plural of ox) are cattle trained as draft animals. Often they are adult, castrated males. Usually an ox is over four years old due to the need for training and for time to grow to full size. Oxen are used for plowing, transport, hauling cargo, grain-grinding by trampling or by powering machines, irrigation by powering pumps, and wagon drawing. Oxen were commonly used to skid logs, and sometimes are still in low-impact select-cut logging, in forests. Contrary to popular American lore, an "ox" is not a unique breed of bovine, nor have any "blue" oxen lived outside the folk tales surrounding Paul Bunyan, ...

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Cattle, Cattle - Terminology, Cattle - Biology, Cattle - Uses of cattle, Cattle - Ox, Cattle - Miscellaneous, Cattle - Cattle in popular culture, Cattle - Other meanings of cow bull etc.

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Essentially, the food industry involves the commercial movement of food from field to fork. The modern food industry is the result of technological and cultural changes that have occurred over the last 150 years. Traditionally, over thousands of years, food production was centered around two activities: Labor-intensive agricultural activities, the farming of grain, produce and livestock; Personal food preparation, where individuals and families acquire raw and minimally processed ingredients, and prepare them for ...

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Food industry, Food industry - Overview, Food industry - Definitions, Food industry - Industry size, Food industry - Agriculture, Food industry - Food processing, Food industry - Wholesale and distribution, Food industry - Retail, Food industry - Food industry technologies, Food industry - Marketing, Food industry - Regulation, Food industry - Labor and education, Food industry - Research and development, Food industry - External link

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The cubic inch, cubic foot and cubic yard are commonly used for measuring volume. In addition, there is one group of units for measuring volumes of liquids, and one for measuring volumes of dry material. Other than the cubic foot, cubic inch and cubic yard, these units are differently sized from the units in the Imperial system, although the names of the units are similar. Also, while the U.S. has separate systems for measuring the volumes of liquids ...

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U.S. customary units, U.S. customary units - Units of length, U.S. customary units - Units of area, U.S. customary units - Units of capacity and volume, U.S. customary units - Volume in general, U.S. customary units - Liquid volume, U.S. customary units - Dry volume, U.S. customary units - Units of mass, U.S. customary units - Avoirdupois weight, U.S. customary units - Apothecaries' weight, U.S. customary units - Troy weight, U.S. customary units - Cooking measures, U.S. customary units - Grain measures, U.S. customary units - Units of temperature, U.S. customary units - Other units

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Given the extraordinary set of physical properties diamond exhibit, diamond has and could have a wide-ranging impact in many fields. Diamonds have long been used in machining tools, especially when machining non-ferrous alloys. This is most commonly done by distributing micrometer-sized diamond grains in a metal matrix (usually cobalt), hardening it and then sintering it onto the tool. This is typically referred to in industry as “PCD” diamond. It is not uncommon to find large PCD diamond drills used in drilling for oil, but the p ...

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Synthetic diamond, Synthetic diamond - History, Synthetic diamond - Manufacturing technologies, Synthetic diamond - High pressure high temperature HPHT, Synthetic diamond - Chemical vapor deposition CVD, Synthetic diamond - Synthetic diamond types, Synthetic diamond - HPHT diamond grit, Synthetic diamond - HPHT polycrystalline compact diamond PCD, Synthetic diamond - HPHT large single crystal diamond, Synthetic diamond - CVD polycrystalline diamond, Synthetic diamond - CVD single crystal diamond, Synthetic diamond - Applications, Synthetic diamond - Synthetic gems, Synthetic diamond - Notes

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Any fusible material can be atomized. Several techniques have been developed which permit large production rates of powdered particles, often with considerable control over the size ranges of the final grain population. Powders may be prepared by comminution, grinding, chemical reactions, or electrolytic deposition. Several of the melting and mechanical procedures are clearly adaptable to operations in space or on the Moon. Powders of the elements Ti, V, Th, Nb, Ta, Ca, and U have been produced by high-temperature reduction of the cor ...

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Powder metallurgy, Powder metallurgy - History and capabilities, Powder metallurgy - Powder metallurgy in space-based manufacturing, Powder metallurgy - Powder Production Techniques, Powder metallurgy - Atomization, Powder metallurgy - Centrifugal disintegration, Powder metallurgy - Other techniques, Powder metallurgy - Powder production in space-based manufacturing, Powder metallurgy - Powder pressing, Powder metallurgy - Continuous powder processing, Powder metallurgy - Special products

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Wind machines were used for grinding grain in Persia as early as 200 B.C. This type of machine spread throughout the Islamic world and were introduced by Crusaders into Europe in the 13th century. By the 14th century Dutch windmills were in use to drain areas of the Rhine River delta. In Denmark by 1900 there were about 2500 windmills for mechanical loads such as pumps and mills, producing an estimated combined peak power of about 30 MW. The first windmill for electricity production was built in Denmark in 1890, and in 1908 there were 72 wind-driven electric generators from 5 kW to 25 kW. The largest machines were on 24 m tower ...

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Wind turbine, Wind turbine - Types of wind turbines, Wind turbine - Horizontal axis, Wind turbine - Vertical axis, Wind turbine - Offshore, Wind turbine - Aerial, Wind turbine - Turbine design and construction, Wind turbine - Tower height, Wind turbine - Number of blades, Wind turbine - Rotation control, Wind turbine - Turbine size, Wind turbine - Generating electricity, Wind turbine - Materials, Wind turbine - Special windturbines, Wind turbine - Accidents, Wind turbine - History, Wind turbine - Companies in wind turbine industry, Wind turbine - Records

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Casting is a process by which a material is introduced into a mold while it is liquid, allowed to solidify in the shape inside the mold, and then removed producing a fabricated object, part, or casing. Casting is often used for creating one or more copies of an original piece of sculptural (three-dimensional) artwork. It is also used extensively in the automobile manufacture industry, such as the casting of engine blocks or cylinder heads, or vacuum-forming of plastics and in the lost core process. The process, particularly when performed with ...

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Casting - Lost wax casting process Casting - Other casting processes used in creating artworks Casting - Casting in manufacturing
Casting - Nonexpendable mold casting
Casting - Cooling rate Casting - Shrinkage

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The word grain has several meanings, most being descriptive of a small piece or particle. The primary definition is the agricultural one, with the others derived from it. In agriculture, a grain is the seed of a grass, a simple dry fruit technically called a caryopsis. Such crops are often called cereals. Grain can also refer to other types of small seeds, though this is technically less correct. In units of measurement, the grain is a unit of mass equal to 64.79891 milligrams. It was ...

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Grain - Others

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