Metals are known as good conductors of both heat and electricity. Regardless of temperature or other factors, typical conductivity does not change. This property is known as the Wiedemann-Franz Law.

A method for the accurate measurement of thermal conductivity in the temperature region below 1°K has been developed. This method has been used to determine the heat conductivity of very pure samples ...

New materials strategy produces the lowest thermal conductivity reported in an inorganic material. Courtesy: University of Liverpool A new inorganic material with the lowest thermal conductivity ever ...

In recent years, the use of Phase Change Materials (PCMs) in thermal management systems (TMS) has garnered increased interest due to their high latent heat storage capacity, which enables effective ...

Engineers have flipped the picture of the standard polymer insulator, by fabricating thin polymer films that conduct heat -- an ability normally associated with metals. In experiments, they found the ...

Cellulose is by far the most common biopolymer on the planet, and it is well known for its renewable, biocompatible, and biodegradable nature. Cellulose is a type of linear polysaccharide (β (1−4) ...

Cool Polymers Warwick, R.I. It's no secret that designers don't hesitate putting plastics in products that serve almost every industry and market sector. But as the demand for smaller, ...

Thermal runaway is a critical issue in electronics, particularly in battery technology, where overheating can lead to catastrophic failures. In lithium-ion batteries, this phenomenon occurs when the ...

For most metals, the relationship between electrical and thermal conductivity is governed by the Wiedemann-Franz Law. Simply put, the law states that good conductors of electricity are also good ...