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conductivity

[kon-duhk-tiv-i-tee] / ˌkɒn dʌkˈtɪv ɪ ti /


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Because GRCop-42 has high thermal conductivity while maintaining its strength at extreme temperatures, it is used in aerospace systems, including liquid rocket engine combustion chambers.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

By combining thermal conductivity measurements with neutron scattering data, the team was able to directly connect the dramatic increase in heat flow to changes in the atomic vibrations inside the crystal.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

Tesla has been a leader in this trend, for instance, securing patents on aluminum alloys with high electrical conductivity External link.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

It does have some more engineering problems than copper, including poorer conductivity, corrosion, and brittleness.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

His experiments with electrical conductivity were a century ahead of their time, but unfortunately remained undiscovered until that century had passed.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

"The present findings of high conductivities and unique ion migration mechanisms in Ba7Nb3.8Mo1.2O20.1 will help the development of science and engineering of oxide-ion, proton, and dual-ion conductors," concludes a hopeful Prof. Yashima.

From Science Daily Nov. 17, 2023

After screening various Ba7Nb4-xMo1+xO20+x/2 compositions, the team found that Ba7Nb3.8Mo1.2O20.1 had remarkable proton and oxide-ion conductivities.

From Science Daily Nov. 17, 2023

The process involves changing the electrical conductivities of semiconductors such as silicon by adding impurities.

From Nature Jan. 21, 2020

The thermal conductivities of the pavements are the same.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

For there has been no absolute rise of the geotherms, the thermal conductivities of both classes of materials differing but little.

From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by John Joly




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