This result suggests a very high temperature at the solid surface of the planet, although there is the possibility that the observed radiation may be a combination of both thermal and non-thermal components and that the observed spectrum is that of a black body merely by coincidence.

However, in general, the books only feature mental battles when there is some reason for mind-to-mind contact ( for example, Trump contact ) and magic or Trump is involved in all three of the above conflicts, so it is not clear whether Zelazny intended his characters to have such a power ; the combination of Brand's " living trump " powers and his high Psyche ( as presented in the roleplaying game ) would have guaranteed him victory over Corwin.

Because they often exhibit a combination of high strength and low weight, these alloys became widely used in many forms of industry, including the construction of modern aircraft.

This can lead to very high prices as dedicated collectors compete for the very best specimens of, for example, each date and mint mark combination.

Compactrons are a type of thermionic valve, or vacuum tube, which contain arrangements of diodes, triodes, or pentodes in multiple combination arrays, as well as high or low-voltage and power types.

* In a kugelrohr a short path distillation apparatus is typically used ( generally in combination with a ( high ) vacuum ) to distill high boiling (> 300 ° C ) compounds.

The forehead was high in relation to the beak, and the nostril was located low on the middle of the beak and surrounded by skin, a combination of features shared only with pigeons.

Apart from the racing market, most buyers of these boats purchase them for the mystique ; the combination of the racing and smuggling connections, plus the immense power, high top speeds, and sleek shape make these boats popular.

The combination bolus is appropriate for high carb high fat meals such as pizza, pasta with heavy cream sauce, and chocolate cake.

In the past, investments offering exceptional returns or low interest rates, or a combination, led to lowered credit standards which, in turn, created a speculative boom and high debt levels, followed by a crash and financial crisis.

* Cerium doped lanthanum bromide and lanthanum chloride are the recent inorganic scintillators which have a combination of high light yield, best energy resolution and fast response.

In many cultures, particularly before modern medicine was widely available, the combination of high infant mortality and deaths in young adulthood from accidents, epidemics, plagues, wars, and childbirth, significantly lowers the overall life expectancy.

The core of the planet Jupiter could be said to be held together by a combination of metallic bonding and high pressure induced by gravity.

Humidity levels are ideal during the growing period and the combination of climate, soil and viticulture practices leads to consistently high quality fruit of intense flavour.

The combination of small-cavity magnetrons, small antennas, and high resolution allowed small, high quality radars to be installed in aircraft.

In September 2002, researchers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory briefly created the first known nuclear critical mass using neptunium in combination with shells of enriched uranium ( U-235 ), discovering that the critical mass of a bare sphere of neptunium-237 " ranges from kilogram weights in the high fifties to low sixties ," showing that it " is about as good a bomb material as U-235.

The combination of a high mutation rate and a horizontal gene transfer ability makes them highly adaptable, and able to survive in new environments, including outer space.

Such a theory is required in order to understand problems involving the combination of very high energy and very small dimensions of space, such as the behavior of black holes, and the origin of the universe.

Metallurgists of the 19th century were unable to produce the combination of low carbon and high chromium found in most modern stainless steels, and the high-chromium alloys they could produce were too brittle to be practical.

Designer Herman F. Zimmerman has said regarding interior design, " the Romulans have possessed advanced technology a lot longer than the Federation, so the look was a combination of art deco and medievalism meets high tech.

The combination of high initial cost and lower maintenance cost pushed producers into building these techniques into the basic concept of a series, influencing all the artistic choices.

Due to the combination of high life expectancy and low fertility rate, there is a serious aging problem among Shanghai's registered residents: as of 2009 only 8. 3 % of the total were under the age of 14, while 22. 54 % were over 60.

The combination of high-performance with better fuel efficiency allowed the team to make fewer pit stops during the long endurance race.

hydrogen ( H < sub > 2 </ sub >) can be combined in a fuel cell to form water and energy, typically a combination of heat and electrical energy.

The PURE project on Unst is a research centre which uses a combination of wind power and fuel cells to create a wind hydrogen system.

A thermobaric bomb's effective yield requires the most appropriate combination of a number of factors ; among these are how well the fuel is dispersed, how rapidly it mixes with the surrounding atmosphere and the initiation of the igniter and its position relative to the container of fuel.

Extra refinements may be included in the carburetor / manifold combination, such as some form of heating to aid fuel vaporization such as an early fuel evaporator.

Unlike most gas turbines, an emergency power unit has no gas compressor or ignitors, and uses a combination of hydrazine and water, rather than jet fuel.

The combination of wind, heat, and dryness accompanying the Santa Ana winds turns the chaparral into explosive fuel feeding the infamous wildfires for which the region is known.

In the winter of 2008-2009, a combination of a cold winter and increased fuel prices led to economic hardship.

For missions with longer periods of lower thrust, such as outer-planet probes, a combination of microfission and fusion might be preferred because it reduces the total fuel mass.

Diesel fuel, on the other hand, has a higher energy density, and in combination with higher combustion pressures can deliver very strong torque and high thermodynamic efficiency for more ' normal ' road vehicles.

When unburned fuel / air mixture beyond the boundary of the flame front is subjected to a combination of heat and pressure for a certain duration ( beyond the delay period of the fuel used ), detonation may occur.

In the PDE, the oxygen and fuel combination process is supersonic, effectively an explosion instead of burning.

Chemistry for nuclear power Radiochemistry, radiation chemistry and nuclear chemical engineering play a very important role for uranium and thorium fuel precursors synthesis, starting from ores of these elements, fuel fabrication, coolant chemistry, fuel reprocessing, radioactive waste treatment and storage, monitoring of radioactive elements release during reactor operation and radioactive geological storage, etc A combination of radiochemistry and radiation chemistry is used to study nuclear reactions such as nuclear fission.

This is a hypergolic fuel / oxidizer combination, and as such, it does not need an ignition system.

The leaking fuel in combination with friction between the vehicle and the road was found to be the cause of fires.

T-Stoff ( 80 % concentrated hydrogen peroxide / 20 % oxyquinoline ) was the oxidizer part of a bipropellant rocket fuel combination used in Germany during World War II.

During the late 2000s, THAI's aggressive growth was hampered by a combination of internal and external factors, including a spike in fuel prices, domestic political conflict in Thailand, and the global economic crisis of the late 2000s.

Kia claims the combination of direct fuel injection and stop-start will offer 30MPG City / 40MPG on the highway in both 6 speed manual and automatic transmissions.

However, during this period a combination of Government pressure, the fuel crisis and more stringent pollution controls began to curtail the development of high-performance cars.