Even on a mild spring day, you can feel the temperature of the room rise as you approach the center of the factory.
But until recently they have suffered from a low power-to-weight ratio, unlike the other sort of room-temperature fuel cell, the temperamental and costly proton-exchange-membrane device, which several firms hope soon to use in motor cars.
It has long been known that some solid materials, called metal hydrides, are capable of storing small amounts (about 1-2% of their own weight) of hydrogen at room temperature.
They are carried out at a scale so small that room temperature induces wigglings of the AFM's constituent molecules that would blur the images, so the apparatus is kept at a cool -268C.
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Instead, it points the finger squarely at the industry's sub-par standards testing, claiming the procedures for IPX5, IPX6 and IPX7 require the use of pure, room temperature H2O, not the warm, soapy water involved in everyday hygiene.
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Electrostatic self-assembly, however, coats every exposed surface of an object, and does it at room temperature.
Those are determined by temperature (warmer water takes up more room) and the size of the Greenland and Antarctic ice caps.
Those who can handle abrupt temperature changes can try the four room Nun Path, a variation of hot to cold with variations of humidity, a revival of a Roman regeneration treatment. (although only the most stalwart should attempt the Frigidarium.) And treatments span the globe, from hammam rituals to Thai and Ayurvedic.
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Unlike large glass mirrors which are subject to the vagaries of humidity, thermal dynamics and constant deformation from gravity itself, liquid mercury which remains molten at room temperature can reflect as much as 75 percent of incoming starlight with little of the fuss associated with large conventional mirrors.
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In order to reduce the danger of a potential terrorist attack using biological agents, it is necessary to detect rapidly and precisely the deadly microorganisms before they can spread--the average doubling time of a bacterial population is a little over 20 minutes at room temperature.
That is not very exciting by itself, but this detector counts single photons (the particles of which light is composed) and can do so at room temperature.
When cooled to room temperature and left to stand, the biodiesel floats up, leaving a layer of glycerine at the bottom.
Filling a typical fuel tank of 75 litres about 20 American gallons with hydrogen at room temperature and pressure will take a hydrogen-powered car only about a kilometre or so.
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The archivists will keep the room at a temperature between 16C and 19C, and aim for a certain level of humidity, figures which meet a British regulation established by archivists, for archivists.
The men had been detained in a room with no ventilation, even though the average temperature in the city at this time of the year is higher than 38C, it added.
Tokyo skyscrapers now mandate a higher room temperature for offices in summer, with workers encouraged to don short-sleeved dress shirts instead of reaching for the thermostat.
In a letter sent Wednesday to the company, the agency alleged that data submitted from the Ranbaxy plant contained falsified information -- including lies that safety tests were conducted, lies that drugs had been kept at room temperature when in fact they had been stored in refrigerators, and lies about the shelf life of some drugs.
The primary difference between bitumen and ordinary crude is the size of the hydrocarbon molecules: in liquid oil, these molecules contain between five and twenty carbon atoms, while in bitumen they contain more than twenty. (At room temperature, pure bitumen is so viscous that it will not flow.) The main job of the upgrader is to break down the oversized hydrocarbons into smaller units.
The ultimate goal of the research efforts is to develop a quantum fluid in this manner operable with a battery at room temperature.
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