Sentence examples for spacer from inspiring English sources

He sputter-coated sandwiches of magnetic layers only a few atoms thick, separated by "spacer" layers of non-magnetic metals.

They found that varying the thickness of the spacer layer actually affected the behaviour of the magnetic layers.

In essence, the spin-valve structure of a GMR head has three very thin layers: a "pinned" layer of magnetic material that is kept in a fixed magnetic orientation; a non-magnetic spacer layer; and a second magnetic layer that changes magnetic orientation as the disk rotates beneath it (see illustration above).GMR exploits a quantum property of electrons called spin.

In building up whole walls, two wooden planks separated by a spacer bolt are used as a form, and the earth is rammed into this in layers; when the form is filled, it is removed and superimposed on the top of the wall and more earth is rammed in until the desired height is reached.

The oxygen groups can then be removed to leave graphene sheets, but without some kind of molecular spacer, the sheets simply form useless clumps.

These tubes, called rods or pins, are then bundled together with proper spacing ensured by top and bottom manifolds through which the ends of the pins pass as well as spacer grids distributed along the middle portion of the pins.

Another was to engineer tall, skinny spacers to stop the screen from touching the cones.

This could precipitate a big shift in the window industry, and its focus on spacers, adhesives and sealants: "All of that goes out the window," he says.Once the home has been duly sealed, the flow of air, moisture and heat in and out of it can be carefully controlled.

Even aluminium spacers between panes have been replaced with plastic because they conduct too much heat.

These spacers have to be a millimetre high but only a few thousandths of a millimetre wide so that they can fit between the phosphors without interrupting the flow of electrons.There is also the difficulty of keeping the vacuum hard, to stop electrons bumping into stray gas molecules on their way to the phosphors.

In beans, copia and its kin appear to act as harmless spacers that sit between the plant's genes.