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MIT Researchers Invent Solar Cells That Transform Heat Into Electricity

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:35:58 +0000

If you thought photovoltaics can only get energy from the Sun, then you were wrong. An MIT team of researchers have invented a device that produces electricity from heat. The process uses the photovoltaic effect as the middleman and is three times more efficient than the most efficient lithium ion batteries on market today.

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Heat Powered Cooling System Invented at OSU Is 80 Percent Efficient

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:43:02 +0000

A series of advanced studies in microchannel technology at Oregon State University has led to the invention of a waste heat recovering device that can convert heat into cooling with an 80% efficiency.

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New Thermoelectric Device Produces 5W/cm², Could Save Laptop Batteries

Ovidiu Sandru — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:18:26 +0000

Netxtreme, a company providing thermal solutions, has come up with a thermoelectric evaluation kit, called eTEG UPF40 (embedded ThermoElectric Generator). It's an interesting concept, because of its efficiency (greater than that of standard thermoelectric materials) at converting heat into electricity.

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