Groundbreaking Discovery Challenges 200-Year-Old Law of Physics

Groundbreaking discovery challenges 200-year-old law of physics governing heat diffusion in solid materials. Recent research on the nanoscale shows that Fourier’s law does not accurately predict heat diffusion in these materials. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, investigate exceptions to Fourier’s law at the macroscale, particularly in translucent materials. This discovery has significant implications for our understanding of heat diffusion in solid materials and could pave the way for new advancements in thermal conductivity research.