(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 ...

Porcelain insulators have long been integral to electrical power systems, valued for their high dielectric strength, durability and reliability under challenging environmental conditions. Their ...

Diamond is an effective electrical insulator, but that might not always be the case according to a new study from MIT and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore. The team has calculated that ...

NGK INSULATORS, LTD. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the provision of ceramic products. It is active in four business segments. The Electric Power-related segment is engaged in the ...

Jason Murdock is a staff reporter for Newsweek. Based in London, Murdock previously covered cybersecurity for the International Business Times UK and B2B tech for V3.co.uk. Winner of The Drum's ...

Researchers have discovered quantum oscillations of electrical resistivity in an insulator for the first time. The new discovery, made in the mixed valence Kondo insulator ytterbium dodecaboride, is ...

The Western Reserve Insulator Club will showcase antique telegraph and electrical insulators at its 19th annual show April 6 in West Leechburg. The free public show will take place at the West ...

Researchers in China and Singapore say they have made the first ever 3D photonic topological insulator using a stack of thin plastic sheets embedded with metal nanoantennas. The insulator works at ...

(a) Schematic of Te crystal which is formed by hexagonal arrangement of Te helix chains. (b) Single Te helix chain with boundary charge. A joint research team that included members from Tohoku ...

More than a century after the cable-style “Mickey Mouse” insulator was introduced, a Chicago-area lineman has introduced a new take on the vintage porcelain insulators. “Linemen love the Mickey Mouse ...

Traditionally, single protein molecules have been widely regarded as electrical insulators. A recent discovery overturns this belief, pointing to proteins as strong electrical conductors. While ...