atmospheric pressure
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A traditional nuclear power plant uses water to cool the reactor core, but Newcleo’s design would instead use liquid lead, which has a higher boiling point and allows operations at atmospheric pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Because Mars has such low atmospheric pressure, these discharges occur more easily than on Earth.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
The phases can also be distinguished by differences in atmospheric pressure.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
Barosinusitis is fairly common on flights or when scuba-diving because the atmospheric pressure around us can’t always equalize with the air pressure inside our sinuses.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2024
In 1680 Huygens came up with an alternative way of harnessing atmospheric pressure.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
