thermal

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For decades, this thermal barrier has been one of the toughest challenges in engineering.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 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

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

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The university currently sells the excess electricity from its turbines to the local utility company, but it could use it to charge up Cache’s thermal cement batteries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

It was hard to concentrate, fresh from Doug Swieteck’s brother’s rat eyes and sitting in squishy thermal underwear.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt