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Thermodynamics News
April 24, 2020

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Using magnetic nanoparticles, scientists stimulate the adrenal gland in rodents to control release of hormones linked ... read more
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) contain bonds between carbon and fluorine atoms considered the strongest in organic chemistry. New research shows that using ... read more

Simple, Solar-Powered Water Desalination

A completely passive solar-powered desalination system could provide more than 1.5 gallons of fresh drinking water per hour for every square meter of solar collecting area. Such systems could ... read more

Anti-Solar Cells: A Photovoltaic Cell That Works at Night

What if solar cells worked at night? That's no joke. In fact, a specially designed photovoltaic cell could generate up to 50 watts of power per square meter under ideal conditions at night, about a ... read more
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Turning Low-Cost Printers Into High-Tech Producers

The Army has a new type of multi-polymer filament for commonly-used desktop 3-D printers. This advance may save money and facilitate fast printing of critical parts at the point of ... read more

New Model Helps Explain Seasonal Variations in Urban Heat Islands

Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns linked to climate change may alter the seasonality of urban heat islands in coming decades. A new model simplifies predictions of 'urban heat ... read more

Electric Cars Better for Climate in 95% of the World

Fears that electric cars could actually increase carbon emissions are unfounded in almost all parts of the world, new research ... read more

A Key Development in the Drive for Energy-Efficient Electronics

Scientists have made a breakthrough in the development of a new generation of electronics that will require less power and generate less heat. It involves exploiting the complex quantum properties of ... read more

Advanced 'Super-Planckian' Material Exhibits LED-Like Light When Heated

Could there be a new kind of light in the universe? Since the late 19th century, scientists have understood that, when heated, all materials emit light in a predictable spectrum of wavelengths. New ... read more

Composite Metal Foams Take the Heat, Move Closer to Widespread Applications

Engineering researchers have demonstrated that composite metal foams (CMFs) can pass so-called 'simulated pool fire testing' with flying colors, moving the material closer to use in ... read more

Room-Temperature Bonded Interface Improves Cooling of Gallium Nitride Devices

A room-temperature bonding technique for integrating wide bandgap materials such as gallium nitride (GaN) with thermally-conducting materials such as diamond could boost the cooling effect on GaN ... read more

Injection Strategies Are Crucial for Geothermal Projects

The fear of earthquakes is one of the main reasons for reservations about geothermal energy. In order to get hot water from the depths, crevices in the rock underground often have to be created. This ... read more

How Plants Protect Themselves from Sun Damage

Chemists have observed, for the first time, one of the possible mechanisms that have been proposed for how plants dissipate energy when they are exposed to excess ... read more

This Wearable Device Camouflages Its Wearer No Matter the Weather

Researchers have developed a wearable technology that can hide its wearer from heat-detecting sensors such as night vision goggles, even when the ambient temperature changes -- a feat that current ... read more

Potassium Metal Battery Emerges as a Rival to Lithium-Ion Technology

Researchers demonstrate how they can overcome a persistent challenge known as dendrites to create a metal battery that performs nearly as well as a lithium-ion battery, but relies on potassium -- a ... read more

Gold in Limbo Between Solid and Melted States

Laser-induced melting occurs nonuniformly in polycrystalline gold thin films -- a finding that may be important for precision part ... read more

Cold Sintering Produces Capacitor Material at Record Low Temperatures

Barium titanate is an important electroceramic material used in trillions of capacitors each year and found in most electronics. Researchers have produced the material at record low temperatures, and ... read more

A Faster, Easier Way to Build Diamond

With the right amount of pressure and surprisingly little heat, a substance found in fossil fuels can transform into pure ... read more

Turbomachine Expander Offers Efficient, Safe Strategy for Heating, Cooling

Researchers developed a device to decrease energy consumption of the vapor-compression heat pump cycle, which is commonly used in homes, businesses and vehicles for cooling and heating. The team ... read more

Improving the Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Carbon-Nanotube-Based Fibers

Researchers recently developed a technique that can be used to build carbon-nanotube-based fibers by creating chemical crosslinks. The technique improves the electrical and mechanical properties of ... read more

Electric Solid Propellant -- Can It Take the Heat?

Electric solid propellants are being explored as a safer option for pyrotechnics, mining, and in-space propulsion because they only ignite with an electric current. But because all of these ... read more

Cracks in Perovskite Films for Solar Cells Easily Healed, Study Finds

A new study finds that cracks in brittle perovskite films can be easily healed with compression or mild heating, a good sign for the use of perovskites in next-generation solar ... read more

New Air-Pressure Sensor Could Improve Everyday Devices

A team of mechanical engineers investigating a revolutionary kind of micro-switch has found another application for its ongoing ... read more

Discovery Brings Nanoscale Thermal Switches Needed for Next-Gen Computing

Researchers have developed nanoscale thermal switches that are key to thermal management of nanoscale devices, refrigeration, data storage, thermal computing and heat management of ... read more

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