Has your steering wheel been too hot to touch this summer? A new thermoelectric material reported in the journal Science could offer relief. The widespread adoption of thermoelectric devices... Read more
Thermoelectric (TE) materials could play a key role in future technologies. Although the applications of these remarkable compounds have long been explored, they are mostly limited to high-t... 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