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Which lightweight material is famous for its strength?

material

[muh-teer-ee-uhl] / məˈtɪər i əl /






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In fact, some of the internet artists making Coyote and Road Runner material are doing it as grassroots advocacy for the film—which itself is something of an underdog.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

"The material was dreadful – as teenagers, they wouldn't say anything," he later said of the second episode, 7 Plus Seven.

From BBC Sep. 12, 2026

But an even larger problem involved the materials themselves: Two chemicals used in the liner were incompatible, causing the upper layer to become hot enough to damage the material beneath it.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

In Mercury's case, the finding suggests that volcanic material may have come from deeper regions of the mantle that experienced more extensive melting at very high temperatures.

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

She laid the red skirt from her fortune-teller costume into her basket, along with some pretty plaid material she was reworking into a new gown.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Novel materials allow the helmets to weigh less than their competitors, which Esayian said reduces the energy associated with “head whip”—the motion of a player’s head after impact.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

The discovery addresses a major question in geology: how early did materials begin moving between Earth's surface and its deep interior?

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

That’s especially the case when prices of raw materials are elevated due to supply shocks and physical scarcity, which could squeeze corporate margins and hurt equity valuations.

From MarketWatch Sep. 13, 2026

But an even larger problem involved the materials themselves: Two chemicals used in the liner were incompatible, causing the upper layer to become hot enough to damage the material beneath it.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

Anatomists describe the nature of materials, structures, and body parts: they describe how things are.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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