University of Tsukuba-based researchers make a battery driven by differences in temperature and capable of recovering background heat energy slightly at above room temperature Every time we... 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
A 195-year-old discovery is behind a new system that will save vehicles hundreds of litres of fuel and reduce their carbon emissions by as much as 1,000 tonnes per year. Working with automot... Read more
Materials that change temperature in response to mechanical stress could make possible solid-state refrigerators that are not only more efficient than traditional vapor compression cooling t... 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
More than two-thirds of the energy from primary sources like oil and gas utilized worldwide today is lost through waste heat. Half-Heusler compounds are especially suited for manufacturing t... Read more
Highly Efficient New Design, Described in “Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy,” Converts Heat and Solar Energy into Electricity Through a process known as thermionic con... 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