North Carolina State Researchers Break Physics Tradeoff With Stiff Thermal Insulator

By Mrigakshi Dixit · Interesting Engineering · 2026-09-18

Interesting Engineering reports that a research team at North Carolina State University has developed a non-porous thin film that defies the standard correlation between structural rigidity and heat transfer. By utilizing two-dimensional hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites, the

Interesting Engineering reports that a research team at North Carolina State University has developed a non-porous thin film that defies the standard correlation between structural rigidity and heat transfer. By utilizing two-dimensional hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites, the