When cooled to its superconducting state, niobium blocks the radiative flow of heat 20 times better than when in its metallic ...

New technology from University of Houston researchers could improve the way devices manage heat, thanks to a technique that allows heat to flow in only one direction. The innovation is known as ...

(Nanowerk News) Recently, the possibility of using phase-transition materials for near-field radiative heat transfer (NFRHT) has garnered increased attention. Of particular interest has been vanadium ...

A new battery and electronics cooling breakthrough could one day help smartphones, electric vehicles and even AI hardware run ...

New thermal diode technology could steer heat one way, preventing overheating and prolonging battery life in phones and other ...

By offering a new level of precision in thermal regulation, the work highlights a promising path toward safer, longer lasting ...

University of Houston researchers have developed a new way to make heat flow in ...

Figure 1: Alternative analyses reveal a fundamental problem with the thermalizing graphite plate concept for inelastic thermal collimation. Although we believe the heat flow (Q) measurements in ref. 2 ...

Researchers have found excitonic radiative decay faster than thermal dephasing at room temperature in zinc oxide (ZnO) thin films. The findings will greatly reduce the thermal energy loss in optical ...