Massoud Kaviany is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and in the Applied Physics Program at the University of Michigan, where he has been since 1986. His area of teaching and ...

Scientists develop a revolutionary thermal emitter with 60% efficiency, paving the way for scalable and sustainable energy ...

A surprising reversal of our usual understanding of the second law of thermodynamics shows that it may be possible for heat to move in the “wrong” direction, flowing from a cold area to a warm one ...

Researchers at Rice University have developed a groundbreaking technology that could make converting heat into electricity ...

The scattering of light governs many of nature’s most beautiful phenomena. It's why the sky appears blue, sunsets are red, ...

A breakthrough at Rice University enhances thermophotovoltaic systems with a new thermal emitter design, achieving over 60% ...

Its aim is to guide students and general readers to an understanding of how the physical world works; physics is presented as a human endeavour, with historical development forming a thread throughout ...

Researchers at Rice University have found a new way to improve a key element of thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems, which ...

which convert heat into electricity via light. Using an unconventional approach inspired by quantum physics, Rice engineer Gururaj Naik and his team designed a thermal emitter that can deliver ...