People not in the refrigeration business often think that refrigeration equipment produces cold air; in fact, the equipment is actually removing heat from air and leaving what’s left — the cold. When ...

A material that freezes and melts in order to store and use heat as an energy source could see household energy usage become cheaper and cleaner, a project from experts at Loughborough University has ...

Fluidized beds offer a versatile platform for a wide range of engineering applications by suspending solid particles in an upward flowing fluid, thereby enhancing mixing, reaction kinetics, and heat ...

In the quest to design the next generation of materials for modern devices -- ones that are lightweight, flexible and excellent at dissipating heat -- a team of researchers made a discovery: ...

Transporting heat is an essential part of our daily life—from boiling a pot of water to creating complex carbon-free energy technologies that power our cellphones, laptops and home appliances. Nuclear ...

Lithium batteries power an expanding range of technologies, from electric vehicles and commercial transportation fleets to stationary energy storage systems and grid-scale backup power installations.