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Solar power may be one of these technologies, and others may be high-temperature superconductors, discovered in the 1980s, but yet to have much economic impact; biotechnology, still mostly helping research rather than therapy; and space travel, still far too expensive to be of any commercial interest.
Three Cheers for the Cheapeners and Cost-Cutters Matt Ridley 2011
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We just brought out a new high-temperature nylon, Zytel, that was qualified by General Motors for a powertrain application in less than a year.
Chemical Reaction 2011
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More than 1,000 high-temperature records have been broken this month, Weather Channel meteorologist Mark Ressler said.
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The Golden Circle is located in southwest Iceland and incorporates three main sights: Thingvellir National Park, a site of spectacular natural beauty where Iceland's ancient parliament convened and where the American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet; the high-temperature geothermal area that most people know as Geysir, on account of its best-known hot spring, from which the word "geyser" derives; and the beautiful Gullfoss waterfall.
Alda Sigmundsdottir: The Magic of Iceland's Golden Circle Alda Sigmundsdottir 2011
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The V-twin's timing chain is visible behind a piece of high-temperature glass, for example, like the works of a complication chronograph.
The Master of Machine-Age Motorcycles Dan Neil 2011
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More than 1,000 high-temperature records have been broken this month, Weather Channel meteorologist Mark Ressler said.
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Though I am no expert in removing blood stains from a white garment I suspect Joe Cooper, the man in the middle at the Amir Khan‑Lamont Peterson title fight, will need a very high-temperature programme, and maybe a pre-wash soak, before he can wear again the outfit he wore on Saturday night.
Referee Joe Cooper joined the punters by losing his shirt on Amir Khan | Martin Kelner 2011
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Japan's meteorological agency is concerned that the area could be hit by high-temperature gas and ash.
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Refractories are high-temperature resistant materials that line equipment such as blast furnaces, which operate in conditions of extreme heat.
Japanese Firm Buys 51% in Tata Steel Unit Prasenjit Bhattacharya of Dow Jones Newswires 2011
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The Golden Circle is located in southwest Iceland and incorporates three main sights: Thingvellir National Park, a site of spectacular natural beauty where Iceland's ancient parliament convened and where the American and Eurasian tectonic plates meet; the high-temperature geothermal area that most people know as Geysir, on account of its best-known hot spring, from which the word "geyser" derives; and the beautiful Gullfoss waterfall.
Alda Sigmundsdottir: The Magic of Iceland's Golden Circle Alda Sigmundsdottir 2011
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