thermometers
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Today, gallium is widely used in semiconductors, telecommunications equipment, LEDs, laser diodes, solar panels, high performance computing, the aerospace and defense industries, and as a safer alternative to mercury in thermometers.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
"Europe bakes in fierce heat" is the FT Weekend's headline as it reports the continent sweltered through a fifth day of record-breaking temperatures, with thermometers topping 40C.
From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026
One worker said: "We don't seem to have enough thermometers."
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
But as it turns out, the drone thermometers were detecting the temperatures only on the outside of the problem tank, not its inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
Telescopes and thermometers do not change the world around them as saws and hammers do, but they change our awareness of the world.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
