This research, published in Science Advances, experimentally and theoretically found that polymers (commonly referred to as plastics) made with thermally conductive fillers containing defects ...

This research, published in Science Advances, experimentally and theoretically found that polymers (commonly referred to as plastics) made with thermally conductive fillers containing defects ...

A study from UMass Amherst shows that defective fillers in polymers improve heat dissipation by 160 %, offering new insights for advanced material development.

"We are, in fact, engaged in exploratory scientific work — we are looking for polymer-filler combinations that will be as effective as possible, and we are trying to explain why they are effective. By ...

This research, published in Science Advances, experimentally and theoretically found that polymers (commonly referred to as plastics) made with thermally conductive fillers containing defects ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Polymers with thermally conductive fillers containing defects exhibit 160% better heat transfer than those with perfect fillers. This finding challenges the ...

The UMass Amherst-led team challenges the conventional wisdom that perfect fillers are better for making thermally conductive polymers AMHERST, Mass. — In the quest to design the next generation ...