Dr Tony Shien-Ping Feng of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and his team invented a Direct Thermal Charging Cell (DTCC) which can effec... Read more
A new type of material generates electrical current very efficiently from temperature differences. This allows sensors and small processors to supply themselves with energy wireles... Read more
Pressure improves the ability of materials to turn heat into electricity and could potentially be used to create clean generators, according to new work from a team that includes C... Read more
An inexpensive thermoelectric device harnesses the cold of space without active heat input, generating electricity that powers an LED at night, researchers report September 12 in t... Read more
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 thermoelectr... Read more
Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science lead the way in utilising thermoelectric generators as a potential power supply for synthetic skins A team... Read more
New materials, heated under high magnetic fields, could produce record levels of energy, model shows. Imagine being able to power your car partly from the heat that its engine give... Read more
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 Ever... 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... Read more
Combining Concentrating Solar and Thermoelectric Materials Raises Efficiency Researchers at the University of Houston and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have reported a subs... 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 wi... 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... 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... Read more
