Dakhil@alien.topB to HardwareEnglish · 2 years agoIEEE Spectrum: "Thermal Transistors Handle Heat With No Moving Parts"spectrum.ieee.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkIEEE Spectrum: "Thermal Transistors Handle Heat With No Moving Parts"spectrum.ieee.orgDakhil@alien.topB to HardwareEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareLastKilobyte@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years ago…So does a chunk of metal.
minus-squareNamelessVegetable@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoBut can a chunk of metal modulate its thermal conductivity?
minus-squareStevesanasshole@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoNo more so than Jacob Silj can modulate his voice
minus-squareLastKilobyte@alien.topBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years 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.