Light, sound, and now, heat — just as optical invisibility cloaks can bend and diffract light to shield an object from sight, and specially fabricated acoustic metamaterials can hide a... Read more
One strategy for addressing the world’s energy crisis is to stop wasting so much energy when producing and using it One strategy for addressing the world’s energy crisis is to stop wasting s... Read more
Highly-efficient thermoelectric devices are expected to provide clean energy technology-needs of the hour for US energy sustainability A team of Clemson University physicists consisting of n... Read more
U OF UTAH STUDENTS INVENT PORTABLE POT THAT DOUBLES AS A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR, RAISE $126K ON KICKSTARTER AND START SELLING PRODUCT AT NATIONAL RETAILERS Camping in the backcountry may n... Read more
A large proportion of the energy we produce disappears unused into thin air via waste heat. Tiny thermoelectric generators can tap this potential, whereby the electricity is produced by way... Read more
“By modifying its composition in a very small way, we produced highly efficient thermoelectric materials.” By using common materials found pretty much anywhere there is dirt, a team of Michi... Read more
Approximately 90 percent of the world’s electricity is generated by heat energy. Unfortunately, electricity generation systems operate at around 30 to 40 percent efficiency, meaning around t... Read more
These engines would have no moving parts, would not wear out, and would be infinitely reliable Researchers who are studying a new magnetic effect that converts heat to electricity have disco... Read more
Could potentially be applied on a mass scale Researchers at Purdue University in the U.S. have developed a new method of harvesting vast amounts of energy from waste heat. Using glass fibers... Read more
Its figure of merit (a rating for thermoelectric efficiency) is one of the highest ever recorded for a bulk material Thermoelectric materials work by converting differences in temperature in... Read more