Heat transfer

A new thermal switch device allows lunar vehicles to effectively deal with the extreme temperature conditions on the moon. Credit: Shinichiro Kinoshita, Masahito Nishikawa

Revolutionary vehicle technology curbs the moon's extreme temperatures

This technology has implications beyond lunar vehicles, in broader applications of heat management in spacecraft
From right to left: Amir Rosenblatt, Dr. Mitali Banerjee, Dr. Diana Mahalo, Prof. Adi Stern, Dr. Vladimir Umansky, Prof. Yuval Org and Prof. Moti Haiblum. Source: Weizmann Institute Magazine.

regular doses of heat

Measurement of heat transfer in a clean sample of graphene. Left: optical image of the graphene sample. Right: The thermal imaging reveals a chain of rings that is the boundary of a unique process of heat transfer occurring in the sample.

warm, diffuse