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Physicists Have Identified a Metal That Conducts Electricity But Not Heat |
Researchers have identified a metal that conducts electricity without conducting heat - an incredibly useful property that defies our current understanding of how conductors work. The metal, found in 2017, contradicts something called the Wiedemann-Franz Law, which basically states that good conductors of electricity will also be proportionally good conductors of heat, which is why things like motors and appliances get so hot when you use them regularly. |
Dec 01, 2019
by Fiona MacDonald via ScienceAlert
Science & Medicine News |