molten

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Instead of relying on harsh chemicals, it starts with solid materials called MAX phases and uses molten salts along with iodine vapor to form MXene sheets.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

This flipping is thought to be driven by the "dynamo action" of molten iron circulating in Earth's core, which generates electrical currents and magnetic fields.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

Extreme ultraviolet lithography machines, as they are known, shoot lasers into molten tin to create EUV light, which doesn’t exist naturally on earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

It's unclear what started the fires, but to put them out, workers had to remove tonnes of "molten lava" from deep below the surface.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

One moment her hair was draped around her like a shawl and the next it was gleaming down her back like molten bronze.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor