A research team from the University of Coimbra has developed a soft phase change actuator for robots that uses the transition ...

A computer cooling method that uses the same liquid-to-gas-to-liquid cycle as a refrigerator or freezer, but with different coolants and construction. A compressor and condenser turn gas into ...

This is done by using the unique physical properties of phase changes – in the case of a material transitioning between solid and liquid phases, or liquid and gas. When heat energy is applied to ...