Heat or thermal conduction is a transport phenomenon. wherein energy transformations result in work done by systems or bodies that results in a lowering of the thermal energy level of the originating system and a concordant increase in the thermal...

Heat conduction or thermal conduction is the spontaneous transfer of thermal energy through matter, from a region of higher temperature to a region of lower temperature, and hence acts to even out temperature differences. The thermal energy, in the form...

Heat sinks and other heat-removal applications are among the last areas where thermoplastics--inherent thermal insulators--have yet to replace metals. Until fairly recently, that is. Modifying plastics to improve their thermal conductivity is a burgeoning area of opportunity for a handful of compounders. They...

Design know-how let plastics keep electronics cooler than aluminum With electronic devices gaining power and losing bulk, design engineers have really started to feel the heat. Thermal management once meant a few well-placed fans, vents, and aluminum heat sinks. But today's small,...