11.   In one of the most important uses of the coating technology, the thin coatings replace traditional resistors and capacitors soldered to printed wiring boards.

12.   Meanwhile a group at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is focusing on the thin surface coatings of rough diamonds.

13.   Sturgill envisions a final product enhanced by a thin coating of foam rubber.

14.   The company uses a proprietary process technology, known as Fuzion planar magnetron sputtering, to apply microscopically thin coatings to materials including glass, metal and plastic.

15.   The fatty agent puts an extremely thin coating of oil at the interface of two moving surfaces, so they slip by each other easily and without friction.

16.   The thin coating is used to construct electronic circuits, and is now being adapted to many uses as diverse as fuel cells and solar instruments.

17.   They said Tuesday that a thin metallic coating could have worn away, or they could have been acting on misinformation.

18.   This gives just a thin coating of oil and when grilling, prevents fires from flaring up.

19.   A thin coating of ash drifted over the nearby town of Klyuchi, ITAR-Tass said.

20.   It then covers the board with a thin coating of aluminum foil.