Phase change materials (PCMs) represent a pivotal class of substances that store and release thermal energy through reversible transitions between solid and liquid states. Their ability to absorb or ...

Thermal hazards in chemical processes present a significant challenge to industrial safety, as uncontrolled exothermic reactions can lead to runaway events, fires and explosions. Advances in ...

The systems, which can store clean energy as heat, were chosen by readers as the 11th Breakthrough Technology of 2024. We need heat to make everything from steel bars to ketchup packets. Today, a ...

Li-ion batteries are critical in energy storage, but their increasing energy density has led to worries about their safety.

Rondo Energy hopes hot bricks could help clean up manufacturing. Rondo Energy just turned on what it says is the world’s largest thermal battery, an energy storage system that can take in electricity ...

How's this for a set of promises? Flint Engineering claims its new, flat, thermal-transfer "IsoMat" can power entire homes, cut refrigerator energy consumption by 30%, and radically speed up EV ...

Rochester, Minnesota, is a city that epitomizes a blend of progress, innovation, and pride in their community. This vibrant city has evolved in monumental ways in recent years, transforming itself ...

MEDFORD, Mass.—Inside a cinder block office building perhaps best known for the Hindu temple and table tennis club next door, a startup is testing what may be one of the hottest new developments in ...

The planned site of the Northwest Colorado Business District greenfield business and industrial park in Hayden, Colorado. (Photo courtesy Town of Hayden) This is your first of three free stories this ...

Researchers in Australia are working on a way to lower the cost of producing solar thermal energy by as much as 40% with the help of shatterproof rear-view mirrors originally designed for cars. That ...