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Systems known as thermophotovoltaics generate electricity from heat by converting thermal radiation into usable power.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
Huawei’s factories are estimated to produce usable chips only about 20% of the time, Goodrich said—meaning four out of every five come out defective.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Still, the WireGuard protocol ensures optimal performance in many cases, and the speeds we got during testing were still completely usable for most tasks.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
"The shift from 30% pulp recovery in wild varieties to 70% recovery in hybrids like Arka Sahan has effectively doubled the usable harvest for farmers without needing more land," Sakthivel says.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Galileo’s first telescope had a usable magnification of 8x; by the beginning of 1610 he had managed to produce one that had a magnification of 3 ox and he had begun to explore the heavens.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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