News articles tagged with 'conductivity'
Earthquakes: Water as a lubricant
— 2 Dec 2011 10:23 | Geology and palaeontologyGeophysicists from Potsdam have established a mode of action that can explain the irregular distribution of strong earthquakes at the San Andreas Fault in California. As the science…
Nanonets give rust a boost as agent in water splitting's hydrogen harvest
— 10 Feb 2011 18:34 | TechnologyCoating a lattice of tiny wires called Nanonets with iron oxide - known more commonly as rust - creates an economical and efficient platform for the process of water splitting, an emerging…
Nanotech milling produces dramatic increase in thermoelectric performance of bulk semiconductor
— 26 Jan 2011 17:55 | TechnologyResearchers from Boston College, MIT, Clemson and Virginia have used nanotechnology to achieve a 60-90 percent increase in the thermoelectric figure of merit of p-type half-Heusler,…
Caltech researchers design a new nanomesh material
— 24 Sep 2010 10:50 | TechnologyComputers, light bulbs, and even people generate heat - energy that ends up being wasted. With a thermoelectric device, which converts heat to electricity and vice versa, you can harness…
Researchers create new class of piezoelectric logic devices using zinc oxide nanowires
— 3 Sep 2010 13:07 | TechnologyResearchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new class of electronic logic device in which current is switched by an electric field generated by the application…
ORNL graphite foam technology licensed to LED North America
— 28 Aug 2010 09:46 | TechnologyTechnology developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that extends the life of light-emitting diode lamps has been licensed to LED North America…
Noninvasive probing of geological core samples
— 15 Jul 2010 14:43 | Geology and palaeontologyOil and natural gas companies rely upon geological core analyses to help them understand and evaluate oil and gas reserves. A rock sample can reveal myriad details about a geological…
With support, graphene still a superior thermal conductor
— 9 Apr 2010 09:57 | TechnologyThe single-atom thick material graphene maintains its high thermal conductivity when supported by a substrate, a critical step to advancing the material from a laboratory phenomenon…
NIST scientists address 'wrinkles' in transparent film development
— 2 Apr 2010 13:10 | TechnologyA closer look at a promising nanotube coating that might one day improve solar cells has turned up a few unexpected wrinkles, according to new research conducted at the National Institute…
Pressure sensors on alert
— 25 Mar 2010 12:19 | TechnologyMrs Miller is happy. Since she moved to the new apartment building she has not had any nasty surprises on her heating bills. This is because the building is insulated with a new material…