Phase transition: The process by which a material changes its state (e.g. solid to liquid) in response to temperature variations, utilised in adaptive textiles for dynamic thermal management.

Researchers developed a textile that uses motion energy and phase change materials to power electronics while adapting to ...

The material then acts as a sort of thermal buffer. Heat energy building up in a room can be absorbed by the phase change material, keeping temperatures lower.

Definition: Phase-change materials (PCMs) are substances with the ability to absorb and release large amounts of heat energy during their phase transition between solid and liquid states. This ...

The transient phase change process was simulated using the Finite Element Method (FEM) through COMSOL Multiphysics 6.1 to solve the equations governing the system. The accuracy of these numerical ...

There are three major thermal storage technologies: Sensible storage stores thermal energy by raising the material's temperature, be it solid (e.g., clay bricks in home storage heaters) or liquid (e.g ...

Fabric might be the last thing on your mind when firefighters rescue someone from a burning building, but without fire-resistant clothing, such rescues might not happen at all. The turnout gear that ...

The main early use of phase change materials was in temperature-controlled heat storage devices. Over the years, this use has extended to several other applications and today is used in research into ...

Sabic testing shows phase-change thermoplastics can help prevent thermal runaway in EV batteries Sabic, a global leader in the chemical industry, is reporting at NPE2024 test results that underline ...

NREL scientists have unveiled a storage system based on a phase-change material that can store both thermal energy and electricity in a single device. According to the researchers, the new ...

WASHINGTON, December 14, 2021 -- As the world searches for practical ways to decarbonize our activities and mitigate associated climate change, approaches to alternative energy are hampered by the ...