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  • Heat breaks the rules at nanoscale and scientists used it to their adva

    From Jan Panteltje@3:633/10 to All on Monday, June 15, 2026 14:29:45
    Subject: Heat breaks the rules at nanoscale and scientists used it to their advange

    From:
    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260606075511.htm

    Heat breaks the rules at the nanoscale and scientists used it to their advantage
    Tiny gold-engineered structures let scientists dramatically boost and control heat flow,
    potentially transforming everything from computer chips to energy systems. Date:
    June 8, 2026
    Source:
    College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
    Summary:
    Scientists used nanoscale gold metamaterials to supercharge heat transfer across tiny gaps,
    achieving up to four times more energy flow than similar conventional systems.
    The breakthrough could lead to better chip cooling, more efficient energy technologies,
    and a new era of precision heat engineering.

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  • From Phil Hobbs@3:633/10 to All on Monday, June 15, 2026 19:15:52
    Subject: Re: Heat breaks the rules at nanoscale and scientists used it to their advange

    Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> wrote:
    From:
    https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260606075511.htm

    Heat breaks the rules at the nanoscale and scientists used it to their advantage
    Tiny gold-engineered structures let scientists dramatically boost and control heat flow,
    potentially transforming everything from computer chips to energy systems. Date:
    June 8, 2026
    Source:
    College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
    Summary:
    Scientists used nanoscale gold metamaterials to supercharge heat
    transfer across tiny gaps,
    achieving up to four times more energy flow than similar conventional systems.
    The breakthrough could lead to better chip cooling, more efficient energy technologies,
    and a new era of precision heat engineering.


    Heat transfer via evanescent thermal EM waves is ancient.

    My former colleague Clayton Williams built a scanned probe microscope based
    on that effect around 40 years ago.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scanning_thermal_microscopy

    Cheers

    Phil Hobbs

    --
    Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant ElectroOptical Innovations LLC / Hobbs ElectroOptics Optics, Electro-optics, Photonics, Analog Electronics

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