The technique works by focusing high-powered microwaves on plant-based material, transforming the tough cellulose molecules of the plant matter into volatile gases.
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The high-powered zoom on the SP-720UZ captures far away subjects dynamically, showing the details of their expressions.
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From pedal-powered computers on bicycles, to self-powered soldiers in militaries, Raaijen predicted human power would be developed widely in coming years.
The search giant also faces another related challenge - Amazon has opted to pre-load a Nokia-powered Maps app on its Android-based Kindle Fire tablets.
Well, the chassis is the most obvious one: instead of using the same design as the original RAZR i, the new MT788 looks identical to the MSM8625-powered dual-SIM XT788 on China Telecom.
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The new " SideShow" feature -- which allows for lightweight PC-powered functionality on a secondary display without actually booting or interrupting Windows -- has quite a bit of promise, and Lagotek's home automation integration seems to be a good sign of things to come.
ENGADGET: SideShow finds a partner in Lagotek's home automation tech
Rather than futzing with several remote controls to turn on your television and game console, the Wii U's built-in universal remote functionality -- which functions whether or not the Wii U itself is powered on -- streamlines everything down to just the game controller.
If we had to guess, we'd probably say that it's Moto, since they already have a few different Linux-powered smartphones on the market and so would probably be receptive to the new Linux-based version of the Palm OS that's in the works, but LG's been pushing out in some interesting directions lately, so it wouldn't be shocking if it were them, either.
Now when you do a web search on Facebook, the new search results page features a two-column layout with Bing-powered web results appearing on the left-hand side overlaid with social information from Facebook including how many people like a given result.
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This week it announced plans to put half a million gas-powered vehicles on its roads by 2011, to reduce oil dependence and provide a market for the off-shore gas fields it is developing.
In Germany biogas is already being fed into into the national gas grid and in Sweden and Spain, vehicles including buses are run on biogas, but they still use an awful lot of oil overall and most of the small number of gas-powered vehicles are run on petroleum-gas.
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We also got an early glimpse of battery performance from Intel's incoming Haswell processor: you can expect to glean 10 hours of use in tablet mode, which is on par with many lower-powered tablets already on the market (think: Atom, ARM, et cetera).
India has taken possession of a nuclear-powered submarine from Russia on a 10-year lease, Indian media say.
But all startups, from a solar-powered panel maker to a girl-powered ballet school, rely on more than venture capital and decades of profoundly sage experience from an iconic investor.
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Airlines can improve their fuel conservation by using single engine taxiing and electric-powered vehicles on the ground.
Yahoo and Nokia are teaming up to provide Yahoo-powered services on the mobile Web.
For a high-powered woman on the go, chic tech gifts go a long way this winter.
The Banisters have been married for two years and live in a generator-powered home on the Pacific coast.
Only a gas-powered generator on the roof of the aquarium's hospital continued working.
But the vehicle has a small gasoline-powered generator on board that can charge the battery on the fly when it gets low.
Superman truly has to save Warner Bros. this summer while Thor merely needs to prove that the Marvel brand is super-powered on its own no matter which hero is wearing the cape.
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Further, Europe is especially important to the platinum market since diesel-powered vehicles are popular on the continent and this requires the use of platinum, whereas gasoline-powered cars more common in the U.S. and China can use less-expensive palladium.
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In truth, the more electric-powered vehicles get on the road, the higher the demand will be for car-charging stations.
But concerns over how the methanol would be distributed--and whether methanol-powered phones would be allowed on airplanes--are now leading the company to put plans on hold for several years.
Upgrading my Trinity-powered HTPC is also high on my to-do list, and will give me a chance to do some benchmark comparisons, since switching the OS will be the only variable on that machine.
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Now anyone can play console-quality PC games on Android-powered connected TV devices.
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Bluestacks' Android-running software also works on Intel-powered devices, including Macs, but typically has to be installed after a gadget has been bought and booted up.
Van der Vaart atoned for his miss two minutes after the restart when he controlled a Crouch knockdown on his chest and powered in a left-foot shot on the turn.
The all-aluminum enclosure protects valuable data from the bumps and bruises encountered on the road, and the system is USB 3.0 or FireWire bus-powered for easy storage on the go.
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There's more pre-legislative scrutinising from the high-powered Joint Committee on the Draft Care and Support Bill (at 2.45pm).
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