Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found that applying an electric field to a specialized ceramic can nearly ...

Scientists in the United States have discovered an electric field method to improve heat ...

New work could help design electronic devices in which heat can be guided in certain directions, minimizing heat loss ...

Scientists have discovered that applying an electric field to certain ceramics can dramatically redirect how heat moves through them.

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 ...

Scientists have developed a new microscope that significantly improves the way heat flow in materials can be measured. This advancement could lead to better designs for electronic devices and energy ...

For the first time, scientists have directly measured the amount of heat flowing from the molten metal of Earth’s core into a region at the base of the mantle, a process that helps drive both the ...

Control of heat flow is crucial for thermal logic devices and thermal management, with theoretical exploration preceding limited experimental progress in actively controlling heat flow. The device ...

Compass readings that do not show the direction of true north and interference with the operations of satellites are a few of the problems caused by peculiarities of the Earth's magnetic field. The ...