Acoustic and thermal insulation materials have become an essential focus in modern engineering, driven by the need to reduce noise pollution and enhance energy efficiency in buildings and vehicles.

Researchers have developed a new material made from nanoscale cellulose fibres that shows high thermal conductivity, an advance that makes it useful as a replacement for synthetic polymer materials.

For any construction project in the 21st century, achieving energy-efficiency is a prime directive. Among the arsenal of tools available to builders charged with constructing exterior walls, insulated ...

Thermal insulation is installed on almost every piping system and much of the plant equipment at power generation facilities. It not only saves energy, but also protects workers, reduces noise, helps ...

Thermal insulation requirements are becoming increasingly exacting, to reduce both energy costs and CO2 emissions.U-values of 0.6W/m²K, which became the norm following the energy crisis of the 1970s, ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Polymers are ideal for energy storage for transportation due to their light weight, scalability, low-cost manufacturing, and high dielectric strength. Dielectrics are materials ...

US researchers have developed a technique for measuring a key thermal property of fire-resistive materials at high temperatures. Researchers at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology ...

In this interview, industry expert Gretchen Reimbold discusses the critical role of thermal insulation in aviation and how innovative materials are shaping the future of aerospace performance and ...