Because materials account for about a third of the cost of a new home, the increase "will have to be absorbed somewhere, most likely by consumers," he said.

These materials derived from methane probably account for the dark coloring of the deposits.

In theory, a studio recording may convert a performance into an artifact, in which, at least, all the material is present and accounted for.

Because wages are still so low, raw materials account for a much larger share of costs here than in many other countries.

Radios and reading material will account for most of the recreational activities for now.

Most materials used in real-time computer graphics today only account for the interaction of light at the surface of an object.

The materials and assembly costs for a high temperature heat exchanger typically accounts for 40% of the total engine cost.

But labor costs accounted for only 17 percent of Volkswagen's automotive sales last year, while materials accounted for 73.7 percent.

This high-energy, high-speed material, called radio or relativistic jets, can account for the radiation we observe.

Other applications, such as strapping tape, injection-moulded engineering components and even building materials account for 13% of the 2010 RPET production.