Establishing design principles for achieving ultralow thermal conductivity via controlled chemical disorder

A major challenge in thermal-management and thermal-insulation technologies, across multiple industries, is the lack of ...
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‘Thermal battery’ for buildings offers 223% boost in energy storage, slashes AC needs

Researchers at Yonsei University have unveiled a breakthrough “thermal sponge” capable of slashing annual ...
Nanowerk

Crystalline nitride alloys pushed to glass-like limits of thermal insulation

Researchers show that a modified crystalline nitride can suppress heat flow to near-amorphous levels, offering a new route to ...
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A new approach to energy harvesting opened up by the quantum world

Touch the back of a laptop and it often feels warm. This is because part of the energy used for computation and communication ...
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Thermal Transport Modulation in YbN-Alloyed AlN Thin Films to the Glassy Limit

A major challenge in thermal-management and thermal-insulation technologies, across multiple industries, is the lack of ...
Science Daily

Quantum mechanism identified as a key to accelerating ocean temperatures

Accelerating rates of heat uptake by oceans that don't fit current climate models can now be explained by quantum physics. Accelerating rates of heat uptake by oceans that don't fit current climate ...
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New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter jacket keeps you warm

(The Conversation) – As the weather grows cold this winter, you may be one of the many Americans pulling their winter jackets out of the closet. Not only can this extra layer keep you warm on a chilly ...