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UCR researchers discover new method to dissipate heat in electronic devices; modulating the flow of phonons

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An international team of scientists led by a researcher at the University of California, Riverside has modified the energy spectrum of acoustic phonons—elemental excitations, also referred to as quasi-particles, that spread heat through crystalline materials like a wave—by confining them to nanometer-scale semiconductor structures.

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In the morning, my working day usually began with a lecture to students at the university, and in the afternoon, I spent teaching classes at the college. I was involved in work on national standardization and work with international organizations such as IEEE, IEC, EBU, ITU, OSA and others. My wife and I try to support them.

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How Russia Sent Ukraine Racing Into the “Energy Eurozone”

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The move simultaneously looped in Moldova. ius, head of studies for the International Centre for Defence Analysis based in Tallinn, has been expressing concern about the political disunity that has slowed the Baltics’ progress. Romas Švedas, Vilnius University In a December 2021 newspaper commentary , Jermalavi?ius

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