This article was originally published with the title “ The Conduction of Heat in Solids ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 207 No. 6 (December 1962), p. 92 doi:10.1038 ...

“This finding not only explains why certain organic semiconductors exhibit an unusually low temperature dependence of their thermal conductivity, but also enables a more targeted design of materials ...

In an ultra-cold, high-magnetic-field setting, ZrTe5 defies expectations by showing quantum heat oscillations. Researchers ...

New insights into heat transport in organic semiconductors reveal tunneling effects, enhancing the design of materials with specific thermal characteristics.

When fast-moving atoms or molecules hit slower-moving atoms or molecules and increase their speed, heat is transferred. This process is called conduction. The atoms in the hot spoon are moving faster ...

the researchers were able to establish that heat conduction is much more intricate than previously thought. Findings offer potential for developing specific materials. Complex materials such as ...

The valence-balanced bonding in these materials frequently leads to bandgaps that are of a suitable size for thermoelectric applications. Given the broad range of phonons involved in heat ...

A new study shows that coupling thermal energy into hyperbolic phonon-polariton modes in hexagonal boron nitride ...

Steady and transient heat conduction in solids. Forced and free convection in fluids ... it is required for mechanical engineering students. The materials are chosen to provide the student with both a ...