1.   The backing can be cut to give the shape you want and can also be used around a curved surface.

2.   To catch up, Smith designed drill bits featuring synthetic diamonds with curved surfaces, rather than more conventional flat versions.

3.   AT IBM, FLEXIBLE TRANSISTORS IBM researchers will report Friday that they have developed flexible transistors that can be embedded in thin curved surfaces.

4.   A. The curved surface of a clear measuring cup, either glass or plastic, acts as a simple convex lens, very much like the ones in eyeglasses.

5.   But today a new generation of architects, led by Frank Gehry, are creating buildings in which curved surfaces are the rule, not the exception.

6.   Compass and circular planes are used to plane curved surfaces.

7.   For curved surfaces, you will have to shape a hardwood block to match the contours of the metal piece.

8.   For working curved surfaces in vases, kettles or buckets, you will need a special tool called a bossing mallet.

9.   He used behavioral psychology to craft a space conducive to creative thoughts and group process, using curved surfaces, soft earth tones, wood grains and natural lighting.

10.   In fact, once treated with sound-absorbing material, the curved surfaces became an acoustical dream.