We can now influence heat conduction by specifically designing the molecular structure. Lukas Legenstein, Institute of Solid State Physics, Graz University of Technology As a result, the ...

Using a thermal sensor smaller than a grain of sand, engineers have measured the vibrations, or phonons, within individual molecules.

This article was originally published with the title “ The Conduction of Heat in Solids ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 207 No. 6 (December 1962), p. 92 doi:10.1038 ...

Imagine you are playing the guitar—each pluck of a string creates a sound wave that vibrates and interacts with other waves.

the unusual material contradicts the traditional rules that govern heat conduction, according to a new report by Boston College researchers in the February, 2019 edition of the journal Nature ...

Three Phonon Scattering, and Drift With Periodic Switching." J of Heat Transfer - Transactions of the ASME 145. 2 (2023): 022501 (4 pages). Web. Medlar, Michael P. and Edward C. Hensel. "An Enhanced ...

Three Phonon Scattering, and Drift With Periodic Switching." J of Heat Transfer - Transactions of the ASME 145. 2 (2023): 022501 (4 pages). Web. Medlar, Michael P. and Edward C. Hensel. "An Enhanced ...

More information: William Hutchins et al, Ultrafast evanescent heat transfer across solid interfaces via hyperbolic phonon–polariton modes in hexagonal boron nitride, Nature Materials (2025).