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thermal

[thur-muhl] / ˈθɜr məl /


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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

"Our tactics continue to focus on deploying thermal drones, along with camera traps and humane traps aimed at tempting Samba out of hiding with favourite foods including melon."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Scientifically, a thermal spring comes from geothermally heated groundwater rising from the Earth’s crust.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson