News tagged with thermal conductivity
Computation helps predict heat transfer in diamond
Sep 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researcher Derek Stewart and collaborators have calculated the exact mechanism by which diamond conducts heat, a breakthrough that could lend insight into many fields, including electronics.
Graphene Shows High Current Capacity and Thermal Conductivity
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent research into the properties of graphene nanoribbons provides two new reasons for using the material as interconnects in future computer chips. In widths as narrow as 16 nanometers, ...
Graphene may have advantages over copper for IC interconnects at the nanoscale
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 04, 2009 |
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The unique properties of thin layers of graphite - known as graphene - make the material attractive for a wide range of potential electronic devices. Researchers have now experimentally demonstrated the potential ...
Diamonds are a laser's best friend
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Tomorrow's lasers may come with a bit of bling, thanks to a new technology that uses man-made diamonds to enhance the power and capabilities of lasers. Researchers in Australia have now demonstrated the first ...
Heat-Transfer Material Could Allow More Powerful Radar Electronics
Jul 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Open any computer and you're sure to see at least one massive cooling device, complete with metal fins and a noisy fan. Today's high-power processing chips generate lots of heat -- and those ...
Engineers develop method to disperse chemically modified graphene in organic solvents
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 31, 2009 |
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A method for creating dispersed and chemically modified graphene sheets in a wide variety of organic solvents has been developed by a University of Texas at Austin engineering team led by Professor Rod Ruoff, opening the ...
Promising new material that could improve gas mileage
Oct 09, 2008 |
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With gasoline at high prices, it's disheartening to know that up to three-quarters of the potential energy you are paying for is wasted. A good deal of it goes right out the tailpipe instead of powering your car.
Baked Slug: New Method to Test Fireproofing Material
Oct 02, 2008 |
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In a high-temperature blaze, how well does a fireproofing material shield a building’s important steel structures from heat? Answering this question has been surprisingly difficult, but it is important information ...
A new material could act as a nanofridge for microchips
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 08, 2008 |
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In the past few years, the design and manufacturing of circuits at nanoscopic scale for integrated devices has become one of the frontier fields in new material science and technology. The significant reduction achieved in ...
New knowledge about thermoelectric materials could give better energy efficiency
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 07, 2008 |
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Thermoelectric materials can be assembled into units, which can transform the thermal difference to electrical energy or vice versa – electrical current to cooling. An effective utilization requires however that the material ...
New NIST database on gas hydrates to aid energy and climate research
Oct 07, 2009 |
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed a free, online collection of data on the properties of gas hydrates, naturally occurring crystalline materials that are a potential energy resource and also ...
