An important use for cobalt is in the field of high-temperature steel alloys.
The most important uses for tantalum are in electrolytic capacitors and corrosion-resistant chemical equipment.
"There are important uses for hidden services, such as when human rights activists use them to access Facebook or to blog anonymously," he told Wired.
One important use for those tax revenues is the township's $2 million budget for a full-time ambulance service, which handles 7,000 calls a year.
He said pacemakers, which have been around for half a century, still have an important use for patients with ailments that dangerously slow their heartbeats.
Fortunately there is an important use for intermediate-sized particle accelerators, which would allow such scaling to be tested.
The Spanish chop almonds and add them to sauces, and grind them with water to make almond milk, but their most important use for Spaniards "is for the turron and all kinds of nougats," Ms. Presilla said.
These properties have given rise to many important uses for tin chemicals—for example, in electroplating, agricultural and pharmaceutical products, and plastics and ceramics.
To the Editor: Your article about Avastin did not mention one very important use for this drug: the treatment of "wet" age-related macular degeneration and other eye diseases complicated by the growth of abnormal blood vessels.
Proving that there are more important uses for your phone's camera than selfies, this app transforms smartphones into portable eye-examination kits, allowing healthcare workers in developing countries to detect cataracts and retinal problems with little training.
