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Liquid-like materials for new thermoelectric devices

Gabriel — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:36:41 +0000

In the continual quest for better thermoelectric materials—which convert heat into electricity and vice versa—researchers have identified a liquid-like compound whose properties give it the potential to be even more efficient than traditional thermoelectrics. Thermoelectric materials have been used to power spacecraft ranging from Apollo to the Curiosity rover now headed for Mars. Recently, however, […]

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Power Felt – a promising new device that convert body heat into an electrical current

Gabriel — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:16:24 +0000

Simply by touching a small piece of Power Felt you can convert your body heat into an electrical current. Comprised of tiny carbon nanotubes locked up in flexible plastic fibers and made to feel like fabric, Power Felt uses temperature differences – room temperature versus body temperature, for instance – to create a charge. “We […]

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Hybrid solar-thermoelectric systems – A new approach to solar power

Gabriel — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:58:08 +0000

Systems to harness the sun’s energy typically generate either electricity or heat in the form of steam or hot water. But a new analysis by researchers at MIT shows that there could be significant advantages to systems that produce both electricity and heat simultaneously. The new study incorporates thermoelectrics — devices that can produce an […]

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