This new form of plastic could prevent laptops, mobile phones, and other electronics from overheating. Plastics are excellent insulators, meaning they efficiently trap heat—a quality that is an ...

Most polymers -- materials made of long, chain-like molecules -- are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But scientists have now found a way to transform the most widely used polymer, ...

A University of Michigan-led team has discovered quantum oscillations within an insulator’s bulk, overturning conventional understanding of material behavior and hinting at a mysterious “new duality” ...

CAMBRIDGE, MASS.--Plastics are excellent insulators, meaning they can efficiently trap heat - a quality that can be an advantage in something like a coffee cup sleeve. But this insulating property is ...

Sometimes we want to heat things up - like these beans. Oh, wait. Hang on. You need to put the beans in something first. But what should it be made of? Wood? Plastic? Or metal? The metal saucepan is ...

Managing heat is a major challenge in electronics and engineering, and it’s controlled using materials that either conduct or insulate heat. A new material blurs that line by blocking heat in one ...

As someone who studies materials, Lu Li knows people want to hear about the exciting new applications and technologies his ...

Graphene is widely seen as the most-promising candidate to replace silicon as the building block of ever-smaller, more-complex, and more-numerous transistors. To speed that transition along, engineers ...

Is your laptop or phone overheating? Newly engineered plastic could lead to self-cooling casings for common electronics. Plastics are excellent insulators, meaning they can efficiently trap heat -- a ...