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Features destined to become increasingly important include backwater valves and elevated foundations for flood resistance; smart glass to help regulate heat and renewable energy sources for energy resilience.
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Ice helps protect infrastructure, like intake valves, during storms, as well.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
However, with venous insufficiency, vein walls and valves are damaged.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
Cardiovascular disease is an umbrella term for many different conditions affecting heart function—including diseases of the valves or vessels—while cardiomyopathy affects the heart muscle specifically.
—Elizabeth Millard, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Sanctuary has invented miniaturized valves that are 50x faster and 6x cheaper than off the shelf hydraulic valves.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2024
Flow regulator valves at a natural gas measuring station in Moldova.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
These Torsos use pneumatic actuation with off-the-shelf valves that are noisy from the air exhaust.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2024
Our biped brings back our hydraulic design with custom liquid valves for a silent android.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2024
Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Ice helps protect infrastructure, like intake valves, during storms, as well.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
However, with venous insufficiency, vein walls and valves are damaged.
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 19 Dec. 2024
Cardiovascular disease is an umbrella term for many different conditions affecting heart function—including diseases of the valves or vessels—while cardiomyopathy affects the heart muscle specifically.
—Elizabeth Millard, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
Sanctuary has invented miniaturized valves that are 50x faster and 6x cheaper than off the shelf hydraulic valves.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2024
Flow regulator valves at a natural gas measuring station in Moldova.
—Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
These Torsos use pneumatic actuation with off-the-shelf valves that are noisy from the air exhaust.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2024
Our biped brings back our hydraulic design with custom liquid valves for a silent android.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Valves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/valves. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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