NASA researchers have designed and built a new circuit chip that can take the heat of a blast furnace and keep on performing.

Silicon Carbide (SiC) chips can operate in 600 degrees Celsius or 1,112 degrees Fahrenheit where conventional silicon-based electronics — limited to about 350 C — would fail.

NASA said SiC applications will include anything requiring long-lasting electronic circuits in very hot environments such as jets, spacecraft and industrial machinery, including energy storage, renewable energy, nuclear power, and electrical drives.