BILLERICA, MA—Optical switches are fast becoming a component of choice for telecom engineers who develop reconfigurable networks. With optical switching, you don't have to convert optical signals to ...

Increasingly complex and heterogeneous architectures, coupled with the adoption of high-performance materials, are making it much more difficult to identify and test for thermal issues in advanced ...

An understanding of the thermal properties of an LED component in a specifi c application is essential in order to achieve the highest optical performance without sacrificing reliability. The ...

Why is this type of thermal switch needed? How the ceramic material and structure was developed for superior performance. The results achieved with this material and arrangement. Many engineers are ...

Thermal switches, which electrically control heat transfer, are essential for the advancement of sophisticated thermal ...

Imagine being able to program materials to control heat like you can control a light with a dimmer switch. By simply squeezing or stretching the materials, you can make them hotter or colder.

How graphene-infused foam has been evaluated as a tunable thermal resistor for passive adjustable cooling. The modeling that was done to investigate the concept. The two test fixtures used to measure ...

Learn how smartphone cooling systems use vapor chambers and heat dissipation to manage internal thermals, helping devices maintain performance under heavy use. Pixabay, rmartinr Smartphones have ...

The Japanese conglomerate and the Osaka Metropolitan University are testing an aquifer thermal energy storage system that directly uses 10,000 m3 of groundwater stored at 5 C in a cooling well. It is ...