Metamaterial boosts heat transfer on the nanoscale
New finding could help improve technologies such as on-chip cooling and thermophotovoltaic systems
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Pollen dispersion study offers hope for hay fever sufferers
Studying how pollen is dispersed from trees when the wind blows could help urban planners mitigate future exposure to airborne pollen grains
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Fluid flow: how heat can move from cooler to warmer regions
New work could help design electronic devices in which heat can be guided in certain directions, minimizing heat loss
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Metallic material breaks 100-year thermal conductivity record
Transition metal nitride conducts heat nearly three times better than copper
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New experiments on static electricity cast doubt on previous studies in the field
Bulk conductivity may have been hiding the dynamics of surface charge transfer, say researchers
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Dancing humans embody topological properties
Choreographed high school students have fun simulating curious phase of matter
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Graphene-based semiconductor has a useful bandgap and high electron mobility
Epigraphene could boost the performance of electronic devices
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Strange metal is quiet when it comes to shot noise
Experiment suggests absence of quasiparticles
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Strange metals reveal their secrets
Researchers have developed a universal theory that could help explain the odd behaviours of these materials
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Lined-up quantum dots become highly conductive
Semiconducting nanostructures behave like metals when placed in quasi-two-dimensional superlattices
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