Dakhil@alien.topB to Hardware@hardware.watchEnglish · 1 year agoIEEE Spectrum: "Thermal Transistors Handle Heat With No Moving Parts"spectrum.ieee.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foohardware@lemmit.online
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkIEEE Spectrum: "Thermal Transistors Handle Heat With No Moving Parts"spectrum.ieee.orgDakhil@alien.topB to Hardware@hardware.watchEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldhackernews@derp.foohardware@lemmit.online
minus-squareNamelessVegetable@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoBut can a chunk of metal modulate its thermal conductivity?
minus-squareStevesanasshole@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoNo more so than Jacob Silj can modulate his voice
minus-squareLastKilobyte@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agogalinstan alloys show higher thermal conductivity at higher temps, so in a way, yes.
…So does a chunk of metal.
But can a chunk of metal modulate its thermal conductivity?
No more so than Jacob Silj can modulate his voice
galinstan alloys show higher thermal conductivity at higher temps, so in a way, yes.