To address the intense heat loads that limit the reliability of next-generation computers and ...

Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have developed an innovative methodology for measuring the electrical conductivity of microbial communities. This methodology holds promise for the ...

A team of researchers at Cornell University has uncovered a surprising problem in a promising class of materials known as ...

The natural world possesses its own intrinsic electrical grid composed of a global web of tiny bacteria-generated nanowires in the soil and oceans that "breathe" by exhaling excess electrons. In a new ...

Image: Scientists have mapped Earth’s electrical conductivity on a global-scale in 3-D for the first time. Credit and Larger Version As tags on household appliances warn, water conducts electricity ...

A group of researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and MIT in the US, among others, has discovered something interesting about diamonds. The team has discovered that diamond ...

The electrical conductivity of Earth’s mantle is a key parameter for understanding planetary dynamics, thermal structure and volatile distribution in the deep interior. Conductivity in mantle ...

Conductive organic materials often derive their electronic properties from highly organized crystal structures. Now, researchers have developed an organic polymer that conducts electricity like a ...

A nanoscale tube-in-wall structure localizes heat-carrying vibrations, sharply lowering thermal conductivity while staying ...

Discover why rising copper prices drive companies to swap copper for aluminium in autos, EVs, and electrical grids, impacting finance and metals markets.

Image: Scientists have mapped Earth’s electrical conductivity on a global-scale in 3-D for the first time. Credit and Larger Version As tags on household appliances warn, water conducts electricity ...