thermal management
Fast flowing heat in layered material heterostructures
Nanoscale heat flow plays a crucial role in many modern electronic and optoelectronic applications, such as thermal management, photodetection, thermoelectrics…
Diamonds make a device cooler
Powerful electronic components can get very hot. When many components are combined into a single semiconductor chip, heating can become a real problem. An…
Cooling graphene-based film close to pilot-scale production
“Essentially, we have found a golden key with which to achieve efficient heat transport in electronics and other power devices by using graphene…
University of Illinois researchers create 1-step graphene patterning method
Graphene, a two-dimensional carbon allotrope, has received immense scientific and technological interest. Combining exceptional mechanical properties, superior…
On the road to ANG vehicles
With new makes of all-electric and hybrid automobiles seeming to emerge as fast as the colors of fall, it is easy to overlook another alternative to gasoline…
ORNL demonstrates first large-scale graphene fabrication
Graphene, a material stronger and stiffer than carbon fiber, has enormous commercial potential but has been impractical to employ on a large scale, with…