Almost all solid materials, from rubber and glass to granite and steel, inevitably expand when heated. Only in very rare instances do certain materials buck this thermodynamic trend and shrink with ...

After a decade of work, Issam Mudawar will soon see the results of the largest phase change experiment ever conducted in space. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — People who design spacecraft must prioritize two ...

Introduction Ever wonder why rubber bands so easily snap back into place after being stretched? When stretched out, rubber pulls back hard to return to its original shape. It’s pretty resilient stuff!

A Purdue University experiment was sent to the International Space Station on Tuesday to collect data toward understanding how reduced gravity affects condensation. The experiment launched on Northrop ...

The experiment illustrates the difference in heat generation when creating the same displacement depending on the driving signal. (a) Thermal images corresponding to the driving period and the number ...

The University of Connecticut’s Korey Stringer Institute is undergoing a $1 million expansion to help further its studies on how heat impacts the human body. More specifically, a new lab will let ...

“The rise we saw in 2024 was higher than we expected,” says Josh Willis, a scientist for sea level at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This is the tone of the feeling of urgency in the new ...

To live on the moon or Mars, humans will need heat and air conditioning that can operate long term in reduced gravity and temperatures hundreds of degrees above or below what we experience on Earth.