ScienceDaily: Matter & Energy News


Novel heat-management material keeps computers running cool

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 04:17 PM PDT

UCLA engineers have demonstrated successful integration of a novel semiconductor material into high-power computer chips to reduce heat on processors and improve their performance. The advance greatly increases energy efficiency in computers and enables heat removal beyond the best thermal-management devices currently available.

Molecular 'speed bump' adds function to new generation of printed objects

Posted: 29 Jun 2021 11:43 AM PDT

A process that uses heat to change the arrangement of molecular rings on a chemical chain creates 3D-printable gels with a variety of functional properties.