Thermal energy management materials encompass engineered solids, fluids, and composites designed to control heat generation, transport, storage, and dissipation in devices, buildings, and wearables. The area integrates thermoelectric and thermomagnetic converters, elastocaloric and solid-state heat pumps, phase-change and thermochromic systems, and radiative or evaporative cooling structures, often with microfluidic or porous architectures. Emerging work couples these materials with machine learning, additive manufacturing, and bioinspired designs to optimize thermal performance, efficiency, and adaptability across scales from electronics to infrastructure.
Engineering
Scientists from Virginia Tech have discovered a way to make ice move on its own. It's not a magic trick or a supernatural occurrence but a clever engineering feat. The team designed a flat metal surface that allows ice disks ...
Electronics & Semiconductors
QUT researchers have identified a new method for incorporating copper ions into a germanium telluride thermoelectric material that significantly improves its ability to convert waste heat into electricity.
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Engineering
When we are out in cold weather, we wear warm clothes to stay comfortable. But there is a snag. Regular warm clothing can't adjust to changes in our body temperature. If we start to sweat, we get too hot and sticky, which ...
Engineering
In the quest for energy independence, researchers have studied solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs) as a promising source of solar electricity generation. Unlike the photovoltaics currently used in most solar panels, STEGs ...
Aug 12, 2025
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Engineering
Scientists at the University of Sharjah have secured a U.S. patent (US12341471B2) for an innovative cooling system designed to enhance the performance of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels.
Aug 6, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
New applications often require new materials. Quite often, materials are needed that do not occur naturally or have very specific properties. In order to find suitable materials for pioneering technologies, it is often not ...
Aug 6, 2025
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Engineering
Dr. Jung-Dae Kwon's research team at the Energy & Environmental Materials Research Division of the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) has successfully developed an amorphous silicon optoelectronic device with minimal ...
Aug 1, 2025
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Engineering
An international team led by researchers at The University of Manchester's National Graphene Institute has demonstrated a device capable of electrically controlling heat flow, potentially transforming thermal management in ...
Jul 29, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
As the global demand for renewable energy grows, solar cells continue to gain attention as a key clean energy source. Among them, solution-processed solar cells offer advantages such as low cost and scalability, as they can ...
Jul 18, 2025
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Engineering
Drawing inspiration from the venous ears of jackrabbits and elephants, Drexel University researchers have come up with a new approach to passive heating and cooling that could one day make buildings more energy efficient. ...
Jul 16, 2025
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