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

“High seaborne thermal coal prices will help offset the impact of this ramp up delay, but this is still likely to be an overhang on BTU shares until it is fully resolved,” they wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 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

She got aboard a thermal and ringed up.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George