The Weird World of “Remote Heating”
UMD Researchers Discover Nanoscale Phenomena with Potential for Computer Speed Advances
College Park, Md.– A team of University of Maryland scientists have discovered that when electric current is run through carbon nanotubes, objects nearby heat up while the nanotubes themselves stay cool, like a toaster that burns bread without getting hot. Understanding this completely unexpected new phenomenon could lead to new ways of building computer processors that can run at higher speeds without overheating. (more…)