dielectric
noun
di·elec·tric
ˌdī-ə-ˈlek-trik 
: a nonconductor of direct electric current
dielectric
adjective
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For instance, the middle layer conducting ions sits below the evaporating layer on top, while sitting above a dielectric (a substance that poorly conducts electricity but effectively stores it) array of silicon nanopillars.
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New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2026
Another reason customers are not in-housing is that the complexity of liquid cooling – managing technical challenges such as fluid dynamics, leak prevention, and dielectric fluids -- is much higher than air cooling.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
In that role, engineers often call them dielectrics.
—Mahesh Nepal, The Conversation, 19 Jan. 2026
As for the waveguide, it’s made of a dielectric at the center, which channels the terahertz signal, surrounded by cladding.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2025
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New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2026
Another reason customers are not in-housing is that the complexity of liquid cooling – managing technical challenges such as fluid dynamics, leak prevention, and dielectric fluids -- is much higher than air cooling.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 13 Feb. 2026
In that role, engineers often call them dielectrics.
—Mahesh Nepal, The Conversation, 19 Jan. 2026
As for the waveguide, it’s made of a dielectric at the center, which channels the terahertz signal, surrounded by cladding.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2025
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dielectric
noun
di·elec·tric
ˌdī-i-ˈlek-trik
: a nonconductor of direct electric current
dielectric
adjective
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