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They might actually have been better off with the old VT proximity fuse of World War II, which had used a non-directional RF emitter, instead of the new high-tech gallium-arsenide laser chip.
The Bear and the Dragon Clancy, Tom, 1947- 2000
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The new reactor core was a set of dilithium crystals encased in a gallium-arsenide sphere barely fifty centimeters in diameter.
Infiltrator W.R. Thompson 1996
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The gallium-arsenide cells use low-cost lenses to concentrate sunlight on tiny cells.
Forbes.com: News William Pentland 2011
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The solar panels on Discovery and Opportunity are gallium-arsenide, a chemistry that is used on Earth but is a niche product, where very high production per square inch is required.
NYT > Home Page By MATTHEW L. WALD 2011
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GaAs (gallium-arsenide), or GaN (gallium-nitride) transistors if your radio operates at bandwidths higher than 3 GHz.
Gadget Freak Files 2010
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In normal times the gallium-arsenide panels of Venus Express, 5.7 square metres in total area, can generate as much as 1400 watts of power - approaching the amount needed by an electric kettle.
The Register Team Register 2010
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In normal times the gallium-arsenide panels of Venus Express, 5.7 square metres in total area, can generate as much as 1400 watts of power - approaching the amount needed by an electric kettle.
The Register Team Register 2010
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In normal times the gallium-arsenide panels of Venus Express, 5.7 square metres in total area, can generate as much as 1400 watts of power - approaching the amount needed by an electric kettle.
The Register Team Register 2010
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In normal times the gallium-arsenide panels of Venus Express, 5.7 square metres in total area, can generate as much as 1400 watts of power - approaching the amount needed by an electric kettle.
The Register Team Register 2010
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In normal times the gallium-arsenide panels of Venus Express, 5.7 square metres in total area, can generate as much as 1400 watts of power - approaching the amount needed by an electric kettle.
The Register Team Register 2010
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