Extreme heat plagues the Pacific Northwest’s forests
This article was originally featured on High Country News. In the days after a record-breaking...
Nanodiamond sensors can act as both heat sources and thermometers
(a) Illustration of the structure of a nanodiamond quantum sensor coated with a pyrogenic polymer,...
Earth’s oceans are storing record-breaking amounts of heat
Pandemic-related shutdowns may have spared Earth’s atmosphere some greenhouse gas emissions last year, but the...
Entangling electrons with heat — ScienceDaily
A joint group of scientists from Finland, Russia, China and the USA have demonstrated that...
Turning the heat down: Catalyzing ammonia formation at lower temperatures with ruthenium
IMAGE: The metal ruthenium, supported with lanthanide oxyhydrides, can efficiently catalyze the synthesis of ammonia at...
Wildfires, heat waves and hurricanes broke records in 2020
2020 was a year of unremitting extreme climate events, from heat waves to wildfires to...
Compressive fluctuations heat ions in space plasma
IMAGE: Artist's impression of the ions and electrons in various space plasmas. view more Credit: Yohei...
Coastal Brazil Is Likely to Face More Heat Waves and Droughts
In early 2014, the Cantareira system, the main reservoir that feeds São Paulo,...
Multiple semiconductor type switching to boost thermoelectric conversion of waste heat
Tin monoselenide (SnSe), when doped with antimony (Sb), can make for a suitable candidate for...
Researchers discover why a perfect crystal is not good at conducting heat, although it seemingly should be — ScienceDaily
The crystalline solid BaTiS3 (barium titanium sulfide) is terrible at conducting heat, and it turns...