How to Use solid-state in a Sentence

solid-state

adjective
  • The introduction of the solid-state drive (SSD) brought greater speeds with no moving parts to the computer world.
    Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2024
  • In fact, Toyota plans to introduce a vehicle with a solid-state battery by the middle of the decade.
    John Voelcker, Car and Driver, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Her solid-state stare can easily morph into a don’t-mess-with-me glower.
    Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Lightning fast and reliable, solid-state drives take less babying than hard drives.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 11 Oct. 2023
  • Likewise, the standard solid-state storage capacity on the laptop is 512GB with room for up to 2TB.
    Joe Osborne, PCMAG, 20 May 2024
  • On the one hand, solid-state volume buttons would have likely been more durable and water resistant.
    Gordon Kelly, Forbes, 6 May 2023
  • The discipline was a touch random, perhaps, coming from solid-state physics.
    Sandra Upson, WIRED, 25 July 2024
  • This rugged solid-state drive can survive being tossed around and can connect to a PC or smartphone for easy access to your important files.
    Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Fusion Drives combine a small solid-state drive and a larger spinning hard drive that combine to appear as one volume.
    Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 30 July 2023
  • The other type of storage — called solid-state drives (SSDs) — is made up of memory chips instead of platters and has no moving parts.
    Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • What is missing from the leaker’s information are details about the new solid-state mute button.
    Gordon Kelly, Forbes, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Yoshino has found a way to scale solid-state cells into portable power stations that weigh anywhere from 10 to 54 pounds.
    Popular Science, 29 Nov. 2023
  • If our explorations of the strange frontiers of solid-state physics are successful, there is always a chance that the next epoch of technology will come to be known as the Strange Metal Age.
    Douglas Natelson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Like many hopeful startups, Toyota continues to tease the next big leap: The arrival of solid-state batteries in showrooms.
    IEEE Spectrum, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Nissan didn’t say too much about the powertrain, but the Hyper Force will supposedly pump out 1,341 horses and get its juice from a solid-state battery that helps keep weight down.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Apple could also be raising the price of its flagship Pro models, while rumors of solid-state volume buttons seem to have fallen apart lately.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 28 Aug. 2023
  • And as soon as 2027, Toyota plans to introduce new solid-state batteries that allow for longer ranges and faster charge times than today’s lithium-ion batteries.
    Steve Mollman, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Nissan says the Hyper Force uses a solid-state battery pack, something the company has already started working on.
    Daniel Golson, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2023
  • His graduate thesis was on solid-state physics studying the movement of electrons in metals doped with non-metallic elements.
    Time, 27 June 2023
  • Finkelmeyer points out that Toyota is the global leader in patents involving solid-state batteries, which have the potential to increase range and decrease charging time.
    Tim Stevens, Car and Driver, 14 Apr. 2023
  • In typical radio-frequency devices, such as transistors, solid-state diodes, and microwave vacuum tubes, the power tends to fall as the inverse of the frequency squared.
    IEEE Spectrum, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Li-Fi uses special light fixtures that have small control units and solid-state light emitters and photosensitive receivers.
    IEEE Spectrum, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Samsung's latest solid-state battery technology will power up premium EVs first, giving them up to 621 miles of range.
    Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 29 July 2024
  • Much of the work at the center will focus on EV technologies, including batteries for its next-generation sports cars and ultra-high-density cells and chemistries that will be used in future solid-state packs.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The researchers have discovered a type of qubit that exists within BLG for extended periods of time, which could also open new avenues for solid-state quantum computing.
    IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Current solid-state heat switches either only work at very cold temperatures or are based on phase changes that work in a limited range of temperatures, Heremans says.
    IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Industry experts believe the most significant use case for solid-state batteries could be in electric cars by enabling greater driving range.
    Financial Times, Ars Technica, 17 June 2024
  • The most recent models use advanced solid-state memory that can be easily expanded.
    Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Forerunner of the famous EV1, the Impact was regarded as the most advanced electric car of its day, thanks to its solid-state power controls, induction motor, and integrated charger.
    IEEE Spectrum, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Next-generation solid-state batteries might change this.
    Neil Winton, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023

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