Ahh, summer, a time of vacations at the beach or mountains—and sky-high electricity bills as your air conditioner labors ...

A research team from Penn State has broken a 165-year-old law of thermal radiation with unprecedented strength, setting the ...

A new material developed at Penn State defies a fundamental law of physics, opening doors to highly efficient solar cells.

An interdisciplinary research team including mechanical science and engineering professor Mickey Clemon from the Grainger ...

Thermal radiation is the transfer of heat energy from a region of high temperature to a region of low temperature by infrared radiation. All objects emit radiation.

According to physics, any blanket can cool you—for a few minutes. But a real cooling blanket is possible with phase-change materials.

Researchers at TU Wien and FU Berlin have, for the first time, measured what happens when quantum information is lost, ...

There are roof shapes and ratios that maximize heat retainment and energy efficiency and, interestingly, ancient Italian architects and builders seemed to know it, too. While serving as a visiting ...