Body Heat to Electricity: German Scientists Working on Viable Design
German scientists have found a way of transforming body heat into electricity using thermoelectric devices. The discovery means that we may be able to...
3D Printable Thin Film Thermoelectric Generator is Flexible Enough to Install Anywhere
Most energy systems are extremely inefficient, but flexible thermoelectric generators could recover some of that lost energy and put it back into the system.
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New Multiferroic Alloy Magnetizes When Heated, Transforms Waste Heat Into Electricity
A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota has discovered a new alloy that can transform heat into electricity. The approach is new and uses a coil to transform the magnetic field generated by the alloy.
Spin-Seebeck Effect Causing New Magnetic Semiconductor To Become Energy Harvester
A gallium manganese arsenide semiconductor may be the material to revolutionize how electronic circuits power and recycle their waste heat, through a research of Ohio State University scientists, led by Joseph Heremans and Roberto Myers, both from OSU.
Treating Heat Just Like Light Yields New Thermoelectric Applications
New research coming from MIT’s Department of Materials science and engineering, reveals a technique that allows manipulation of heat so that it can be...
Organic Thermoelectric Conversion Material to Be Used in Human Health Monitoring Devices
Using an organic polymer, Fujifilm Corp developed an organic thermoelectric conversion material and claims the material demonstrates the highest thermoelectric conversion efficiency in the...
Thermoelectric Generator Harvests Renewable Energy, Yours
As pointed out in a famous movie, human beings generate a lot of extra heat. This renewable energy source could be harvested, hopefully not...
Practical Thermoelectric Power Possible with Newly Invented Material
Energy efficiency, that is, the amount of usable energy in a given fuel, is based off a number of factors. Hydrocarbon fuels, for example,...
BMW Saves Fuel With Pipe-Mounted Radioactive Device
In a world that tries to save more and more of its resources, BMW wants to make use of the car's heat to recover some of the energy lost by thermal means. It's just that they understood this time by being green means putting a radioactive thermoelectric generator in the car's tailpipe.
Pierre Poudeu’s Thermoelectric Alloy Converts Heat 200% Better
A new thermoelectric material has emerged from a University of Michigan lab. Pierre Ferdinand P. Poudeu, assistant professor of material science and engineering, has developed a...
