News tagged with joule heating

New 'Nanowelding' Technique for Building Electronic Nanostructures

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered a way to link nanowires and other nanoobjects into complex nanostructures and circuits by fusing them together with tiny amounts of solder. The researchers, from ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

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Redefining the SI base units

(PhysOrg.com) -- Metrology is poised to undergo a profound change that will benefit scientists, engineers, industry and commerce – but which almost no one will notice in daily life.

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Quantum knowledge cools computers: New understanding of entropy

From a laptop warming a knee to a supercomputer heating a room, the idea that computers generate heat is familiar to everyone. But theoretical physicists have discovered something astonishing: not only do computational processes ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

Best for batteries: Not too hot, not too cold

(PhysOrg.com) -- Thermal management is crucial in the development of new car batteries; NREL's Large-Volume Calorimeter helps prepare for a surge in electric vehicles.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 16, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Strong, tough and now cheap: New way to process metallic glass developed (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Stronger than steel or titanium -- and just as tough -- metallic glass is an ideal material for everything from cell-phone cases to aircraft parts. Now, researchers at the California Institute ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created May 12, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 25 | with audio podcast

Engineers introduce 'beans' to cool and then maintain hot beverage temps

(PhysOrg.com) -- Buddies and mechanical engineers, Dave Petrillo and Dave Jackson, have, thanks to Kickstart.com, begun a business selling the Coffee Joulie (clearly a play on the word for joule, a unit of ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 03, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 22 | with audio podcast report

Undergraduates design clean, green heating machine

Calls to curb the world’s dependence on fossil fuels have grown louder in recent years, and scientists worldwide continue to push for breakthroughs in the green technology industry. Last year, five Northeastern ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 28, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Researchers find way to cut food-irradiation levels by half

A team of Texas AgriLife Research engineers has developed a way to cut by as much as half the amount of irradiation needed to kill 99.999 percent of salmonella, E. coli and other pathogens on fresh produce.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists explain graphene mystery

Nanoscale simulations and theoretical research performed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are bringing scientists closer to realizing graphene's potential in electronic applications.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Aug 23, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (17) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Scientists discover world's smallest superconductor

Scientists have discovered the world's smallest superconductor, a sheet of four pairs of molecules less than one nanometer wide. The Ohio University-led study, published Sunday as an advance online publication ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 29, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (36) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Accelerators and Light Sources of Tomorrow (Part 2: Accelerating with Light)

Accelerators are far from achieving the highest energies their builders aspire to, but size and cost may limit the kinds of facilities funding agencies can support. In the future, new kinds of machines will ...

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 0


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