New Silicon Nanowires Can Really Take the Heat - Lawrence Berkeley Lab (.gov)

Berkeley Lab scientists have demonstrated a silicon nanowire that conducts heat 150% more efficiently than conventional silicon materials.

Transmission electron microscopy image showing a silicon-28 nanowire coated with silicon dioxide (SiO2). (Credit: Matthew R. Jones and Muhua Sun/Rice University) Scientists have demonstrated a new m… [+10571 chars]

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