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Xun Cao1,2
1State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China.
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)
|November 26, 2024
Summary
Global energy consumption heavily relies on heat, accounting for 51% of the total annual energy use. Understanding thermal energy is crucial for efficient energy management and future sustainability.
Area of Science:
- Thermodynamics and Energy Science
- Thermal Engineering
Background:
- Temperature is a fundamental indicator of energy.
- A significant portion, 51%, of global annual energy consumption is in the form of heat.
- Efficient management of thermal energy is critical for global energy strategies.

