Fraunhofer Team Invents Printed Thermoelectric Device
At the Electronica trade fair in Munich (13 – 16 November), researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM in...
Highly Mismatched Alloys – Solution for Really Efficient Thermoelectrics
Thermoelectric devices convert heat into electricity, and are of great use in recovering wasted heat from thermal engines and transforming it into electricity, thus increasing the engine's overall efficiency, mostly when used in hybrid cars, who have high capacity onboard batteries.
New Hybrid Thermoelectric-Photovoltaic Device Demonstrated at UTA
For decades, photovoltaic devices have generated electricity directly from sunlight. Thermoelectric devices generate electricity from heat energy. Both devices have found their way into...
Atomic Layer Deposition Improves Thermoelectric Materials
Researchers at Aalto University School of Chemical Technology developed a new cost-effective method to convert waste energy into electricity without carbon dioxide emissions.
The team defined...
Waste Heat May Boost Power Plant Performance by 10%
Vehicle mileage might be increased by 5% and power plant industrial process performance may be increased by up to 10%, thanks to physicists at...
Energy-Saving Thermoelectric Material Made From Dirt
A team of researchers at Michigan State University have developed a new type of thermoelectric material by using common materials found in dirt. The...
Japanese Thermoelectric Modules Aim Reaching Record of 11% Efficiency
A new test will be performed by Showa Denko on Feb. 15, 2010. The thermoelectric device is designed to be attached to the exhaust pipe of a car and supply electricity to the car's air conditioner, thus improving the fuel mileage.
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.
Super Cool Outdoor Stove Powers Electronics While Cooking Your Dinner
Summer is coming! At least for us in the Northern hemisphere, anyway. Days are longer, the sun is stronger, people are happier, and all...
Ukrainian & American Team Makes Ferroelectric Nanowires Harvest Heat Differences
A team of Ukranian and American scientists have discovered that by using structures called ferroelectric nanowires, they can generate electricity from a temperature difference. This concept is now new, but rather uses different approaches and materials. It can harvest energy by using the temperature difference between materials and/or ambients.
