"It's in a relatively low-temperature area, " said NASA spokesman Doug Ward.

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The degree of stripping depended on a range of factors, including the volatility of the chemical, the temperature of the water and the surface area available for transfer.

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On April 21st Stephen Klineberg, a sociologist at Rice University, brought out the 2010 edition of his Houston Area Survey, an annual measure of the civic temperature.

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According to Oskal, Finnmark is the area of Norway that is predicted to experience the largest temperature increases, raising concerns about whether ice layers will form over pastures preventing reindeer from foraging.

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Mr Tibble says it is good to see the dining area segregated from the kitchen and the takeaway service counter to limit draughts and changes in temperature.

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The polymers return to a pre-defined shape when heated to a certain temperature, and, when damage is detected, an infrared laser sends light through the network to the damaged area, triggers the shape-memory, and commands the area to repair the crack or tear -- regaining up to 96 percent of its original strength.

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