The big picture: Researchers from the University of California have developed a first-of-its-kind, solid-state thermal transistor that could one day be used to better control heat in electronic ...

Journal Reference: Guang Wang, Hongzhao Fan, Jiawang Li, Zhigang Li, Yanguang Zhou. Direct observation of tunable thermal conductance at solid/porous crystalline solid interfaces induced by water ...

Most materials have an inherent capacity to handle heat. Plastic, for instance, is typically a poor thermal conductor, whereas materials like marble move heat more efficiently. If you were to place ...

The measured thermal conductivity of 3C-SiC at room temperature is compared with other high thermal conductivity crystals as a function of wafer size. The shaded portion includes the data from large ...

This study demonstrated that nanoscale boundary scattering could increase the phonon thermal conductivity in thin films, surpassing the limitations of traditional macroscale heat diffusion. Energy ...

How graphene-infused foam has been evaluated as a tunable thermal resistor for passive adjustable cooling. The modeling that was done to investigate the concept. The two test fixtures used to measure ...

Developing high-power electronic devices with their simultaneous miniaturization is of critical importance. Consequently, the compactness in computers calls for higher integration of transistors ...