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material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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It’s a problem being felt by Japan’s Ajinomoto, which makes a material AI semiconductors rely on to function.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Brands like Nike and Irn-Bru have suggested there is more content still to come throughout the tournament, so we're likely to see new material and more adverts as the summer goes on.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

This approach enabled us to create a material that can bend, buckle, or stiffen differently under slow movements versus sudden impacts -- without electronics, sensors, or active control.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

The Pentagon lifted an hourslong shelter-in-place order Thursday after tests found that no hazardous material was present.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It was that warmer temperatures all around the world were melting the permafrost in the Arctic, and tiny microbes were feasting on the newly unfrozen plant material in the ground.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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