Not likely. Atoms are mostly empty space.
thermal energy can transfer through conduction, convention and radiation
conduction
convection currents are used to transfer thermal energy through layers of glass
Heat is a transfer of thermal energy.
conduction
Thermal Conduction
The flow of thermal energy is called heat transfer. It is through the various means of heat transfer that thermal energy moves from one place to another. Heat moves from where it is hot to where it is not. Always. Think it through and it will make perfect sense.
one energy that thermal energy can transfer into is radiation energy. It can transfer into that because of the electromagnetic waves.
Heat is a transfer of thermal energy.
thermal radiation - infa red rays
Convection
It is called heat, thermal conductivity.