New technology from University of Houston researchers could improve the way devices manage heat, thanks to a technique that ...

New thermal diode technology could steer heat one way, preventing overheating and prolonging battery life in phones and other ...

Engineers have long known how to steer electricity in one direction, but heat has been far harder to tame. Now a new one-way thermal “diode” promises to give designers similar control over heat flow, ...

A new battery and electronics cooling breakthrough could one day help smartphones, electric vehicles and even AI hardware run ...

The effective control of heat transfer is of great significance to improve energy efficiency. Thermal diode is one of the key elements for heat flow controlling. Similar to the current rectification ...

Lab member Mojtaba Edalatpour shows the thermal diode developed by Boreyko's team. Credit: Virginia Tech Electronic devices are hard to keep cool. Mechanical fans suck up energy. Heat sinks add ...

Microscopic water droplets jumping from one surface to another may hold the key to a wide array of more energy efficient products. Microscopic water droplets jumping between surfaces that repel and ...

When you have wet skin, you no doubt notice a cooling sensation as it dries. This is because the water droplets are carrying heat away from your skin with them, as they evaporate. Phase-change thermal ...