Heat has always been something we thought we understood. From baking bread to running engines, the idea seemed simple: heat ...

“What we've experimentally found in our recent work is that a certain amount of heat can promote the chemical conversion ...

Excess heat from electronic or mechanical devices is a sign or cause of inefficient performance. In many cases, embedded sensors to monitor the flow of heat could help engineers alter device behavior ...

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 ...

This redirected heat flow boosted the PTE effect by aligning temperature changes with variations in how the material responds to heat—essentially enhancing current production. Discover the latest in ...

One-way heat transfer demonstrated in topological thermal metaphotonics offers new avenues for efficient thermal management and energy-harvesting solutions.

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 ...

Although winter is a few months away, you might be planning to get a space heater before the cold hits. Planning for high electric bills is another matter. Space heaters typically hit your wallet the ...

For 200 years, scientists believed heat always spreads the same way—smoothly, like ink dissolving in water. But at the nanoscale, where the world of tomorrow’s chips and energy devices lives, heat ...