TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Composition: The heat transfer composition comprises (wt.%): an alcohol (20-80, preferably 40-60); a polyalkene oxide (2-75, preferably 3-50), an additive (1-30, preferably 3-10); and water (balance).Preferred Component: The polyalkylene oxide comprises polyoxyethylene, oxypropylene, and/or oxybutylene polymers (particularly UCON LB-135, UCON LB-165-Y24, UCON LB-165Y3, UCON LB-165, UCON 1281, UCON LB-65, UCON 50-HB-55, UCON 50-HB-260, UCON 50-HB-100, UCON 50-HB-5100, UCON 75-H-1400, UCON 75-H-90000, UCON 50-HB-260-Y3, UCON HTF 500L, LB165 Y24, LB165Y3, H1400, HB-100, HB-260, 50-HB-260-Y3, Pluronic L-92, Polyglycol P-424, Formasil 433, Formasil 891, Silwet L-7200, Silwet L-7230, Silwet L-7600, Silwet L-7604, Silwet L-7607, Silwet L-7657, Silwet L-7650, Silwet L-7664, Silwet L-8600, Silwet L-8620, Silwet L-77, or TBF-190 (all RTM; polyalkylene oxide)). The additive comprises dielectric fluids, wetting agents, antifoam agents, lubricants, surfactants, solvents or corrosion inhibitors (particularly TBA-4456, Slytherm XLT, TBF-193, TBF-77A, Miramine TO-DT, Slytherm 800, Rhodafac PL-6, Exxsol D130, Rhodafac PA-32, Rhodameen T-15, Deriphat 151C, Lubrhophos RD-510, Lubrhophos LB-400, or Mazon RI-4a (all RTM; additives)).Preferred Condition: The polyalkylene oxide has an average molecular weight of 55-380000, preferably 135-10000. The composition has an electrical resistance greater than 5 KOMEGA.cm.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Component: The alcohol comprises methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol, furfurol, tetrahydrofurfuryl, ethoxylated furfuryl, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, 1,2 propylene glycol, 1,3 propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, butylene glycol, glycerol, monoethylether of glycerol, dimethyl ether of glycerol, sorbitol, 1,2,6-hexanetriol, trimethylolpropane, and/or methoxyethanol (preferably ethylene glycol, 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,3-propylene glycol, glycerol, and/or tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol). EXAMPLE - A heat transfer composition was made comprising (wt.%); glycerol (50) and propylene glycol (50).