The ceramics they were using expanded four times as fast as silicon when heated.
The card's coating is embedded with thousands of microscopic hollow plastic balls that expand when heated.
When heated to a high temperature, the bath gives off a mist of atoms that fall on to the surface of the object.
Whittingham noted that, when heated up, the electrolytic solvent in the battery can turn into a flammable gas, which can potentially trigger a fire.
Because gases become buoyant when heated, flames ordinarily burn upward.
When heated in the absence of oxygen (a process called pyrolysis), keratin forms hollow tubular structures six millionths of a metre across and riddled with microscopic pores, much like carbon nanotubes.
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Liquid-fuel reactors, such as MSRs, also offer inherent safety advantages: because the fuel is liquid, it expands when heated, thus slowing the rate of nuclear reactions and making the reactor self-governing.
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The Embrace bag contains a pouch filled with a phase-change material that melts when heated and maintains a consistent 37 degrees Celsius as as the wax hardens over the next four to six hours.
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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In December, when chatter heated up again about reducing the tax benefit of munis, there was a large move to the downside in muni bond ETFs.
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When competition heated up in the photo developing market, Kodak advertised to consumers that they should be sure their priceless pictures were developed on nothing less than KODAK paper, convincing KODAK disciples to look for its name to insure that the prints of their photos would keep it all in the KODAK family.
He found that when coral is heated, the algae lose their ability to process light.
The exchange between PQ and Liberal Party grew heated when the debate shifted to developing northern Quebec.
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When I see heated seats, I always check whether they are air conditioned as well, and they rarely are.
Materials like this crystal produce these electric fields when they are heated.
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Another breakthrough from GM is a device that uses a material called shape memory alloy (SMA), which changes shape when it is heated.
Workers who swear a lot at home or in their social circles often find it difficult to turn on their filter when in a heated discussion with colleagues.
Siemens has reportedly brought on an anti-corruption expert to advise the firm on how to, um, not be so corrupt, and we hear that the bidding war for his services got pretty heated when BenQ also learned that there are people out there who can help you run your business in a less shady manner.
The American political system works well when the conclusion of heated debate is compromise, not deadlock.
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But they do not react with the silicon when the wafer is heated.
When the sides were heated, the electrons in the atoms become agitated and emit radiation, which bounces around the container, being continuously absorbed and re-emitted.
The battle against 401(k) abuses, which began in earnest with multiple legal challenges in 2006, and heated up when the markets collapsed in 2008 halving retirement account balances, quietly rages on.
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Phthalates, the chemicals that make a PVC container flexible, "can migrate out of the plastic when it's heated, " says Dr. Halden, who has done comprehensive studies on emerging contaminants and plastics for more than a decade.
This finding ties in with the revelation of hydrogen on Vesta, because the likeliest explanation for the indentations on the surface is that hydrogen, which is likely bound up in minerals there, is released in the form of water vapor when the material is heated up by impacts.
But in the winter, when air from outside is heated and becomes drier, the flu virus survives well.
When the russet sauce is heated through and the flavors have begun to meld, the poultry is returned to the pan to braise, low and slow, until the meat is fall-off-the-bone tender.
It is said to focus on a six-month period when Monaco was in a heated tax dispute with France and director Alfred Hitchcock offered the former actress a chance to return to acting.
The competition will get more heated in subsequent weeks when multiple big-budget films start opening against each other.
Loeb took over at the front when he and Solberg dead-heated on the eighth stage and then stretched his lead by winning the penultimate stage of the day.
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