The compact and rugged design, radiation resistance, and low operating voltage are attractive features of solid state photon counters in various applications including the space projects.
PbSe detectors provide fast response and high sensibility at room temperature, are rugged and show resistance to environmental conditions, providing low cost detecting devices.
Many aircrew and passengers owed their survival in crash landings to its rugged construction, and its resistance to battle damage was legendary.
There's "Wet," for instance, which calls back claims that the new S5 will be a rugged phone with water and dust resistance.
First, it's a rugged chronograph – or stopwatch-like – piece with a water resistance to 600 meters.
The laptop also meets tough military standards for water and dust resistance as well as drop shock and vibration durability, which no doubt helped the machine earn a "Most Rugged" rating by PC/Computing Magazine last March.
The distinctive shape and rugged style of the watch, which convey its superior shock resistance, appealed to the lifestyle of these young people.
By far the most rugged in the line, the S7 Active is designed to not only pass IP68 water resistance, but has a shatterproof display, the biggest battery in a Samsung phone to-date, and a rugged body to cope with the thrashings you'll be giving it.
Riding behind Mr. Bartlett, a soft-spoken man with the rugged good looks of the Marlboro Man, I thought of water seeking the path of least resistance.
After halting the rebel advance with airstrikes, France sent in ground troops who advanced along with Malian units, apparently meeting little resistance as the insurgents seemed to melt back into their hiding places in the rugged northeast of the country.
