Rapid, small-scale, cost effective tests and protocols have been developed for comparative ranking of attributes relevant to leach performance, e.g. leach index (relative indication of leach performance), recovery, impurity deportment, reagent consumption and mineralogy of samples for their relative ranking.
The labour costs alone ($78m) of providing food on Amtrak's long-haul routes exceeds total revenue from food service ($57.9m) on those routes.One solution would be for Amtrak to scrap its long-haul routes and focus on smart, small-scale, cost-effective improvements to existing routes between city pairs, where a train service makes economic sense.
Small-scale, cost-effective digitalization projects could inform climate adaptation policy and bring about significant impact on the livelihood of local community, which are especially promising for application in developing countries.
However, Solugen's pilot project cost just $7,000 at small scale, cutting costs on the product and on shipping costs.
Consider the latest data point: Google will manufacture its new heads-up display technology, "Glass", in California.The small scale, high cost and complexity of the project's initial run makes it practical to base manufacturing operations near the search company's Silicon Valley headquarters, according to people briefed on the plans.
Although active case finding is effective in contact tracing on a small scale, high cost and poor treatment adherence limit its use [4], [5].
Primary services of energy and water require on-site technologies that are small scale and low cost; health and education services need to be mobile rather than sedentary.
Small scale and low cost hydrokinetic turbines can effectively contribute to solve energy deficits in developing countries, particularly in isolated communities, but some obstacles remain before they become a cost effective solution.
In recent years, distributed electrical power generation systems have attracted more attention due to their small scale technologies, lower cost electricity generation and higher reliability and security with fewer environmental consequences, rather than traditional power generators.
Yet the speed, small scale, and low cost with which hackers build things can also slash the stakes for failure, freeing government to try new ways of delivering services and engaging citizens, reshaping its attitude toward risk and innovation.
