thermal

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Rising oil prices could boost the company’s 2026 full-year gas price to $6.00 per metric million British thermal unit from $5.7/mmBtu forecast previously, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

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

Peabody maintained 2026 full-year shipment targets, but analysts see them at risk, despite high thermal coal prices.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Strong wing beats carried her into a thermal, a column of warm air that rises from the sun- heated ground in a spiraling bubble.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George