Solid-state electronics. Solid-state electronics are those circuits or devices built entirely from solid materials and in which the electrons, or other charge carriers, are confined entirely within the solid material.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Latent heat is energy released or absorbed, by a body or a thermodynamic system, during a constant-temperature process that is specified in some way. An example is latent heat of fusion for a phase change, melting, at a specified temperature and pressure. The term was introduced around 1762 by Scottish chemist Joseph Black. It is derived from the Latin latere (to lie hidden).
As water freezes, thermal energy equal to L is released while the temperature of the soil remains nearly constant. Thus, the latent heat is the energy required to transform 1 lb of a pure substance from one phase to another at constant temperature. Further, 1 lb. of water gives off 144 BTU as it freezes.