New Heat Circuits Can Move Temperature the Way Current Does

Can heat be channeled in a way similar to how circuits control the flow of electricity? Possibly yes, according to a new study, if a new kind of quasiparticle could effectively be harnessed to make a practicable heat switch.

Nearly every piece of technology today could be a case study in channeling electricity toward productive purposes. With the right materials, heat could be made to behave like a different kind of current. However, says study senior author Joseph Heremans, a physicist and engineer at Ohio State University, “unlike electrical current, heat flows everywhere and is much…