With performance three times better than copper’s, this new material could substantially improve heat management of ...

Physicists in Finland have shown that it is possible to conduct heat over macroscopic distances at close to the maximum efficiency permitted by quantum mechanics. By directing photons along a ...

The particles of liquids are further apart than solids. This means that most liquids are poor conductors of heat because the frequency of collisions is reduced. The particles of gases are even further ...

Conduction occurs in solids. Metals are good conductors. Non-metals and gases are usually poor conductors. Poor conductors are called insulators. Heat energy is conducted from the hot end of an object ...

Imagine pouring a cup of hot coffee into a mug. You would think that the heat conducted into the cup would eventually be transferred to your hands as well. Such a common daily experience dates back ...

Continuing the heat transfer series, in this video we take a look at conduction and the heat equation. Fourier's law is used to calculate the rate at which heat is transferred through an object due to ...

The thermal conductivity of graphene strongly depends on the material’s isotopic composition. So say researchers in the US and China, who have shown that graphene made from pure carbon-12 has a much ...