They are used in some types of bulb and electrical heaters. Insulators - Do not allow electrical and thermal energy to flow through them easily. Materials - What an object is made from.

And yet, researchers have attempted to turn these natural thermal insulators into conductors. For electronics, polymers would offer a unique combination of properties, as they are lightweight ...

But the insulator-turned-conductor could only dissipate heat in one direction ... by the U.S. Department of Energy -- Basic Energy Sciences and the MIT Deshpande Center.

Wheat straw could be used as a sustainable alternative to regulate temperatures in homes and commercial buildings, a new ...

Recently, high-entropy ceramics have attracted great attention in thermal insulation for their low thermal conductivity ... the ongoing efforts to enhance energy efficiency ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Polymers are ideal for energy storage for transportation ... Potential applications include polymer insulators for advanced electronics with thermal management, such as conductors ...

Traditional forms of thermal insulation used to regulate temperatures in homes and commercial buildings are often ...

Every object above absolute zero (-273°C) emits infrared radiation. Raytron's RT 630 handheld thermal camera captures this invisible heat and converts it into detailed thermal images, capable of ...