In the unforgiving environments of the Arctic and Yakutia, where temperatures routinely plummet to -60°C (-76°F), conventional engineering materials reach their breaking point. One of the most persistent technical hurdles in these regions is the thermal degradation of polymers. Most standard plastics, when exposed to such extreme cold, transition into a "glassy state," losing their elasticity and becoming dangerously brittle. This physical trans…
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