近年では、クエーサーの観測を応用したVLBIと呼ばれる方法やGPSによって、プレートの絶対運動も理解され始めている。の英語

In recent years, with a method called VLBI that uses quasar observations, and by GPS we have begun to understand the absolute movement of (tectonic) plates.

In recent years, with a method called VLBI that uses quasar observations, and by GPS we have begun to understand the absolute movement of tectonic plates.

It is attached to the bottom of a racket's grip and detects things like the ball's impact point, the player's racket speed and the ball's initial speed and rotation.

press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets

For example, an operation to tighten nuts is done by remote control, but the robot looks for the best position to do the work on its own.

Two cameras attached to the ceiling focus on a ball thrown from five meters in front of the robot, calculate its course and speed, and determine the timing for the robot to hit the ball.

These things are much better spoken about face to face so that we can draw diagrams and demonstrate timings on logic analyzers and oscilloscopes where necessary.

the state of equilibrium in which centrifugal forces due to a rotating mass (e.g., a propeller) do not produce force in the shaft and so vibration is reduced

Some of the competitions had the pilots fly to a goal and then drop a sandbag onto a target on the ground from the air.

a phenomenon in which cars traveling at high speed on a wet road lose their brake and steering control and slide, called hydroplaning

the action of printing material so that they look as if they have been published by a printer, by using a word processor or computer equipped with editing capabilities, called desk top publishing

Many people can see the stereoscopic images from any position around the display at the same time, so SeeLINDER may be used in advertisement and art work displays.

And yet the large blocks of stone are fitted together so closely that you cannot put in the point of a knife between them.

when the measured speech of the chorus passes over into song the tones are, remotely but unmistakably, those taught by the orthodox liturgy

rotor consisting of large rotating airfoils on a single-rotor helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in the air

a roller coaster that goes up 200 feet or higher and can catapult riders from 0 to 70 mph in 4 seconds by motors originally designed to launch rockets

a screwdriver with a ratchet (so the blade turns in only one direction) and a spiral in the handle (so the blade rotates) with downward pressure on the handle

a device invented by Edison that gave an impression of movement as an endless loop of film moved continuously over a light source with a rapid shutter

A numerical control (NC) lathe can shave a metal ball accurately, but it cannot shave a ball so that its center of gravity comes exactly to the middle.

a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position

The rope is passed through a pulley and a competitor pulls on the other end to raise the bale to a height of seven to nine meters.

As the first stage uses up its fuel and detaches, the engine of the second stage starts and makes the final acceleration into the rocket's designated orbit.

Cylindrical displays for stereoscopic still pictures already exist, but until now there were no stereoscopic motion picture displays.

a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope

If the distance you move the pen is too small, the speed too slow, it can't recognize the gestures well and you can't operate it in the way you thought.

a drive with its own power supply and fan mounted outside the computer system enclosure and connected to the computer by a cable

Powerlifting is a sport in which athletes compete to lift the maximum sum weight of the three heavy weight events, squat, bench press and deadlift.

measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths

Elinvar is a trademark for a kind of steel used for watch springs because its elasticity is constant over a wide range of temperatures

a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks