Modern torpedoes utilize a variety of drive mechanisms, including gas turbines ( the British Spearfish ), monopropellants, and sulphur hexafluoride gas sprayed over a block of solid lithium.

Modern technology such as railroads and gas lamps were conveniences which the rising bourgeoisie could enjoy in their leisurely lifestyle.

Modern electric or gas salamanders take their name from the earlier salamander, an iron disc on a handle which is heated and placed over a dish to brown it, which in turn is named after the legendary salamander, an amphibian that was mythically believed to be immune to fire.

Modern ' natural gas ' used in homes is far less toxic, and has a gassy odor added to it for identifying leaks.

Modern cremator fuels include oil, natural gas, propane, and, in some areas like Hong Kong, town gas.

Modern installations partially overcome this disadvantage by adding a preheater, which has the same good solids / gas contact as a shaft kiln, but fuel consumption is still somewhat higher, typically in range of 4, 5 to 6 MJ / t.

Modern silversmiths commonly use gas burning torches as heat sources.

Modern capacitors have a safety valve which is typically either a scored section of the can or a specially designed end seal to vent the hot gas / liquid, but ruptures can still be dramatic.

Modern EMSs read in data from various sensors about the crankshaft position, intake manifold temperature, intake manifold pressure ( or intake air volume ), throttle position, fuel mixture via the oxygen sensor, detonation via a knock sensor, and exhaust gas temperature sensors.

Otis was so impressed that he recorded her for Modern Records and added her to his traveling revue, the California Rhythm and Blues Caravan, billed as ' Little Esther Phillips ' ( she reportedly took the surname from a gas station sign ).

Modern applications include pulse drivers for pulsed radar equipment, high-energy gas lasers, radiotherapy devices, particle accelerators and in Tesla coils and similar devices.

Modern ovens are fueled by gas or electricity.

Modern automobiles, even with electronically-controlled combustion and catalytic converters, can still produce levels of carbon monoxide which will kill if enclosed within a garage or if the tailpipe is obstructed ( for example, by snow ) and exhaust gas cannot escape normally.

Modern use includes gas heating, the traditional fire-heated method, an iron heated by electricity ( electric cattle branding iron ) or an iron super cooled by dry ice ( freeze branding iron ).

Modern lifejackets, inflated by means of a gas cartridge, usually if not always have oral inflation as well ; this is intended for topping up if the casualty is in the water for an extended period while awaiting rescue, but may also be useful for inflating the lifejacket for test purposes to verify the integrity of the bladder.

Modern MRI cryostats use a mechanical refrigerator ( cryocooler ) to re-condense the helium gas and return it to the bath, to maintain cryogenic conditions and to conserve helium.

Modern electronic vacuum gauges are simpler to use, less fragile, and do not present a mercury hazard, but their reading is highly dependent on the chemical nature of the gas being measured and their calibration is unstable.

Modern aircraft powered by turbine engines usually have them fitted with a sort of armour in the form of an aramid composite kevlar bandage around the fan casing or of debris containment walls built into the casing of their gas turbine engines to prevent injuries or airframe damage should the fan / compressor / turbine wheel disintegrate.

In September 2011, Yergin published his 804-page The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World, which continued his history of the global oil industry but also addressed energy security, natural gas, electric power, climate change and the search for renewable sources of energy.

Modern public transport to the area comprises a station on the electric metropolitan railway and several routes serviced by natural gas and diesel Government buses.

Modern billycan on a gas stove

Rubber also degrades with time so new in box " Modern type " masks can be cracked and leak.

* Modern firefighter's helmets protect the face and back of the head against impact, fires and electricity, and can include masks, communication systems, and other accessories.

Modern masks have evolved to be less bulky compared with older designs.

Modern surgical masks are made from paper or other non-woven material, and should be discarded after each use.

Other exhibitions organized by InterCultura included " The Art of Private Devotion: Mexican Retablo Painting ," the first major exhibition of Ethiopian art borrowed from Ethiopian sources ever held in the U. S., titled " African Zion: Sacred Art of Ethiopia ," the first major exhibition of the art of American painter Robert Motherwell shown in Mexico, titled " Robert Motherwell: An Open Door ,", a major exhibition of Georgia O ' Keeffe shown in Mexico and Japan, titled " Georgia O ' Keeffe: American and Modern ,", an exhibition of contemporary Japanese art, titled " Seven Artists: Aspects of Contemporary Japanese Art ," and numerous additional shows on subjects ranging from modern Italian master drawings to Mexican dance masks.

Modern writers, who are supposed to keep their fingers firmly upon the pulse of their subjects, insist upon drawing out this legend, prolonging its burial, when it well deserves a rest after the overexploitation of the past century.

Modern embroidered panels, framed and meant to be hung on the wall, are another aspect of this trend.

Modern Zen presentation to the West insists on the anti-authoritarian, highly pragmatic nature of the Zen belief -- scriptures are burned to make fire, action is based on direct self-confidence, and so on.

Modern music is available in several facets: raï music is a style typical of Western Algeria with his two fiefs are Oran and Sidi Bel Abbès.

Modern discussions of alchemy are generally split into an examination of its exoteric practical applications, and its esoteric aspects.

Modern definitions are concerned with the fundamental chemical reactions common to all acids.

Modern critics are more likely to find fault with the narrow definition of the citizen body, but in the ancient world the complaint if anything went in the opposite direction.

Modern antibiotics are tested using a method similar to Fleming's discovery

Modern arrows are made to a specified ' spine ', or stiffness rating, to maintain matched flexing and hence accuracy of aim.

Modern blóts are celebrated several times during the year.

Modern IFVs are well-armed infantry carriers, differencing from earlier APCs by their heavier armament allowing them to give direct-fire support during an assault.

Modern self-propelled artillery vehicles may superficially resemble tanks, but they are generally lightly armoured, too lightly to survive in direct-fire combat.

* Modern Christians typically believe it is acceptable to play instruments or to attend weddings, funerals, banquets, etc., where instruments are heard.

Modern cisterns are usually large plastic tanks.

Modern CPUs are typically 2-operand or 3-operand machines — the additional operands specify which one of many general purpose registers ( also called " general purpose accumulators ") are used as the source and destination for calculations.

Modern bridge are currently built in concrete, steel, fiber reinforced polymers ( FRP ), stainless steel or combinations of those materials.

Modern birds are characterised by feathers, a beak with no teeth, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a lightweight but strong skeleton.

Modern steal rules were fully implemented in 1898, and steals are now only credited when a runner successfully takes an extra base while the ball is being pitched, but not already hit.

Modern bicycle brakes may be: rim brakes, in which friction pads are compressed against the wheel rims ; internal hub brakes, in which the friction pads are contained within the wheel hubs ; or disc brakes, with a separate rotor for braking.

Modern variants of the Batavian founding myth are made more credible by pointing out that the Batavians were only part of the ancestry of the Dutch people, together with the Frisians, Franks and Saxons, and by tracing patterns of DNA.

Modern scholars have instead proposed that, with the eponymous Benjamin being just a metaphor, son of the south / son of the right are references to the tribe's being subordinate to the more dominant tribe of Ephraim.

Modern boomerangs used for sport are often made from carbon fibre-reinforced plastics, thin aircraft plywood, or other high-tech materials.

Modern clay bricks are formed in one of three processes-soft mud, dry press, or extruded.