thermal

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Fire Administration, potentially leading to a process known as thermal runaway, in which the battery ignites through a self-sustaining chemical reaction that is impossible to stop until it runs out on its own.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

To address this issue, the team used a technique known as squeezing to reduce the natural thermal noise present in the phonon laser.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Between battery storage for electricity and thermal storage for heat, Goodnough believes his university, and eventually entire states, could achieve energy independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Power suppliers have previously been required to keep the operating rate of coal-fired thermal power stations that emit large amounts of carbon dioxide at or below 50 percent.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Nor did he see the thermal intensifier next to the camera.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz