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Researchers find ferroelasticity in organic/inorganic perovskites
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Maryland and the University of Nebraska have unexpectedly found that organic/inorganic perovskites (OIP) have the property of ferroelasticity. details>> -
KAIST researchers observe phase transition of liquid crystal defects
Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in Daejon, South Korea have observed the phase transition of topological defects formed by liquid crystals for the first time. details>> -
X-ray imaging and computer modeling being used to study piezoelectric materials
Researchers at the Argonne National Laboratory (Chicago, Ill.) have developed a novel approach for the study of piezoelectric materials that uses ultrafast, 3-D X-ray imaging and computer modeling to better understand the material behavior of these materials. details>> -
JANUS supercomputer used to measure coherence length in spin glasses
Researchers from the University of Extremadura (Spain) used the JANUS II supercomputer to refine their calculation of the microscopic correlation length of and reproduce the experimental protocol to calculate macroscopic length of equilibrium dynamics in spin glasses. details>> -
New study reveals 1-D crystals can be used in low-temp thermoelectric cooling
Researchers at Nagoya University (Japan) have developed one-dimensional crystalline compounds, composed of tantalum, silicon, and tellurium, which have a wide range of thermoelectric powers. details>> -
Researchers develop new fabrication process for diamond transistors
A team of researchers at the National Institute for Materials Sciences (Tsukuba, Japan) have created a new fabrication process for building diamond-based transistors. details>> -
White paper describes use of 1-D and 3-D CFD on EV battery thermal management
Mentor recently released a white paper on modeling the thermal management of an electric vehicle (EV) battery using one-dimensional and three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. details>> -
Article explores fin optimization in heat sinks and heat exchangers
A recent article from Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. explored new finned heat sink and tube-to-fin heat exchanger designs that the industry has developed to optimize heat transfer. details>> -
U.K. research sheds light on heat engines for nanoscale machines
Recently published research from the University of Manchester (U.K.) discovered that heat engines lose performance at the quantum scale because of the way in which the devices exchange energy with external heat reservoirs. details>> -
University of Nebraska engineers build microscopic heater-thermometer
Engineers at the University of Nebraska have developed a silicon-tipped, fiber-optic device that can be heated to nearly 2,000 F and goes from room temperature to 300 F in fractions of a second. details>>