Prof. Gal Shmuel of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the Technion—Israel Institute of Technology has developed an ...

Light exposure switches heat flow in barium titanate by altering its structure, offering a reversible method for dynamic thermal control in ferroelectric materials. (Nanowerk Spotlight) We can switch ...

Cryogenic heat transfer and flow dynamics are critical components in numerous industrial and scientific applications, ranging from the safe handling of liquefied gases to advanced space propulsion ...

A multi-disciplinary team of researchers linked atomic-scale features to efficient heat-to-electricity conversion, offering ...

Why is this type of thermal switch needed? How the ceramic material and structure was developed for superior performance. The results achieved with this material and arrangement. Many engineers are ...

The researchers have made a major advance in controlling radiative heat flow at the nanoscale by combining topological physics with thermal metaphotonics. Their study, published in npj Metamaterials, ...

A rare mineral from a 1724 meteorite defies the rules of heat flow, acting like both a crystal and a glass. Thanks to AI and quantum physics, researchers uncovered its bizarre ability to maintain ...