filament

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As people have begun to print more and more whistles, they’ve also tacked on their own unique touches to the designs: messages of protest, information about immigrants’ rights hotlines, special filament colors.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2026

"Baird would have used ordinary filament lamps, no micro controllers, very basic photodiodes, nowhere near what we've got now," Toms said.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

This thin structure lies within a much larger cosmic filament that stretches about 50 million light years and contains more than 280 additional galaxies.

From Science Daily • Dec. 25, 2025

Some clear glass halos and discs hang in space, suspended on filament.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024

For a split second, two strands of conductor filament connected, sending power flooding to one of the tunnel beams.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer