The new method, using potassium-argon dating, provided a tool for studying continental drift.
Standardized tests provided a tool for those seeking to "sort" the population so as to accelerate natural selection.
For the practitioners of the new philosophy, modern logic provided a tool for exhaustively categorizing the linguistic forms in which information could be expressed and for identifying the determinate logical implications associated with each form.
Among the diverse achievements in the field of neutron optics, neutron-scattering studies have yielded insight into the fundamental nature of magnetism, probed the detailed structure of proteins embedded in cell membranes, and provided a tool for examining stress and strain in jet engines.
The focus group interviews provided a tool for stimulating a discussion on changing livelihoods and gender roles with a focus on both female and male experiences (Bryman 2012).
The Acan KO cell lines also provided a tool for characterizing the response of chondrocytes to aggrecan loss and the role of aggrecan in chondrosarcoma development.
The laboratory results coupled with ABAQUS/Explicit simulations provided a tool for determination and validation of the models' parameters for each material.
The model has provided a tool for urban planners to improve landscape patterns and infrastructure layouts within urban ecosystem to build sustainable cities.
