Being made of silicon, the transistors in the drive circuitry tend to be rigid, fragile and to operate at temperatures high enough to melt the plastic display.

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That high temperature would melt copper.

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As the planets congealed, gravitational forces and particle collisions created the high temperatures necessary to melt metals floating around in space, and minerals began their diversification.

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High rainfall and rapid snow melt were ideal for hydro electricity production.

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And while amorphous silicon can be turned into crystalline silicon by heating it, the high temperature required causes plastic to melt.

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As an aside, some of those high schooler tweets could make your face melt.

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"We always think we're right and always think it's possible to do them, " says Mr. Kaplan, who is now chief executive of a company based on his latest idea, The Melt, San Francisco, a high-tech restaurant chain offering healthy comfort food.

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This triggered an early spring melt, which made the ice vulnerable to the impact of high summer temperatures.

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The high spring flows would mimic the historic flows of the Missouri, which were larger due to runoff from snow melt.

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