Pre-clinical trials have shown it to be stable at temperatures up to 56C for at least two hours.

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For years, Ford, like other automakers, has been siphoning off the fumes from its paint booths and incinerating them in natural gas-fired furnaces at temperatures of up to 1300 degrees Celsius.

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Solid-oxide cells, Lilliputian's choice, were abandoned by most manufacturers for use in portable power because they operate at scorching temperatures (up to 2, 500 degrees Fahrenheit).

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Because the robots are capable of measuring temperatures at a depth of up to 7 meters, they might very well offer a profound boost in the forecasting offered by experts on the ground.

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Up to 8in (20cm )of snow settled as temperatures fell to -8C at Yeovilton.

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As they picked up the pace, temperatures at pitch level also began to soar.

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AEA's engineers have exploited this reactivity (and also enhanced its effectiveness at exhaust-pipe temperatures, in ways they are reluctant to discuss) to burn up the undesirable particles and other carbon-rich pollutants.

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"Even if we stopped emitting CO2, temperatures would still rise for at least a decade or two because the system has to catch up with it, " Butler said.

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