practical
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Volatile elements such as water and nitrogen could help sustain long-term human activity on the moon, reducing the need to ship supplies from Earth and making future exploration more practical.
From Science Daily
In practical terms, the PhF-methanol mixture produced less light than either liquid by itself, and one specific harmonic disappeared entirely.
From Science Daily
China hoped to "strengthen strategic communication with Ireland, deepen political mutual trust, and expand practical cooperation to... add momentum to China-Europe relations", he said.
From Barron's
"The findings suggest a practical and scalable pathway for extending density limits in tokamaks and next-generation burning plasma fusion devices," said Prof. Zhu.
From Science Daily
"Our strategy provides a practical, chemistry-based way to redesign these materials so they can still perform well during use but then break down naturally afterward," he said.
From Science Daily
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