A graphene coating has been used to boost thermal conductivity of the common plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET) by up to 600 times. This new result from an international team of physicists and ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Polymers are ideal for energy storage for transportation due to their light weight, scalability, low-cost manufacturing, and high dielectric strength. Dielectrics are materials ...

Most polymers -- materials made of long, chain-like molecules -- are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But an MIT team has found a way to transform the most widely used polymer, ...

In experiments, MIT engineers demonstrate a fiber, made from a common polymer material, changes its ability to handle heat as it is stretched. Most materials have an inherent capacity to handle heat.

Generally, conductive carbon black is employed in a variety of polymers to achieve permanently dissipative, antistatic, or electro-conductive properties in paints, plastics and rubber. The carbon ...

Most materials have an inherent capacity to handle heat. Plastic, for instance, is typically a poor thermal conductor, whereas materials like marble move heat more efficiently. If you were to place ...