High-Z Sensitized Plastic Scintillators: A Review

High-Z Sensitized Plastic Scintillators: A Review

Hajagos, T.J., Liu, C., Cherepy, N.J. and Pei, Q., High‐Z Sensitized Plastic Scintillators: A Review. Advanced Materials, 30(27), 1706956 (2018). DOI: 10.1002/adma.201706956 The need for affordable and reliable radiation detectors has prompted significant investment in...
Electrocaloric Cooling

Electrocaloric Cooling

Rujun Ma*, Ziyang Zhang*, Kwing Tong, David Huber, Roy Kornbluh, Yongho Sungtaek Ju, Qibing Pei† “Highly efficient electrocaloric cooling with electrostatic actuation” Science, 357(6356), 1130-1134.

Rujun and Ziyang’s paper published on Science! Congratulations!

Highly efficient electrocaloric cooling with electrostatic actuation: We have developed a solid-state cooling device with a high intrinsic thermodynamic efficiency using a flexible electrocaloric (EC) polymer film and an electrostatic actuation mechanism. The new...