This approach is described as a "passive" system because once initial conditions are set inside the flask, a continuing presence of helium and good insulation is all that is required to maintain those conditions.

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Ms. TRAIL ZEA: The roof is down to the plywood and it caved in--the roof is caved in on the baby's room, so the baby's crib is all full of roof and insulation.

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There were no inside-out insulation abrasions and no all-cause abrasions.

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Since all that dirt and heavy pipe provides lots of insulation, Nethercomm can beam a radio signal and not have to worry about interference.

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Saving energy used to require all sorts of dirty engineering and crawling into dark corners with an insulation blower or a caulk gun.

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All of the 241 victims were found to have died of asphyxiation as toxic fumes from the insulation foam quickly spread through the club.

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Energy efficient appliances and windows, foam insulation, heating and cooling systems powered by geothermal, solar panels, and wind mills have all quietly begun invading new construction, particularly in the luxury end of the market.

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Only when all the masking and etching is complete is the sacrificial gate layer dissolved away, allowing the gates (and the insulation layers between the gate and channel of each transistor) to be filled in.

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