Polymers with flawed fillers boost heat transfer in plastics, study reveals

Polymers with flawed fillers boost heat transfer in plastics

In the quest to design the next generation of materials for modern devices -- ones that are lightweight, flexible and excellent at dissipating heat -- a team of researchers made a discovery: imperfection has its upsides.

Polymers with flawed fillers boost heat transfer in plastics, study reveals

In the quest to design the next generation of materials for modern devices—ones that are lightweight, flexible and excellent at dissipating heat—a team of researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst made a discovery: imperfection has its upsides.

In the quest for the design of the next generation of materials for modern devices – light, flexible and excellent waves to dissipate heat – a team of researchers led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst made a discovery: imperfection has its advantages. This research, published in Scientific Advancesexperimentally and theoretically found that [...]

New Research Shows Defective Fillers in Polymers Enhance Heat Transfer in

In an intriguing exploration of materials science, a collaborative research team led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst has recently demonstrated a radical shift in the understanding of thermo-conductive polymers. Traditional wisdom has long suggested that the inclusion of perfect thermally conductive fillers is the most effective method for enhancing the heat dissipation capabilities of polymers. However, this new study reveals a surpri…