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New Formula Speeds Up Development of Thermoelectric Materials

Mila Luleva — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 19:39:43 +0000

Identifying materials that have high potential for converting heat to electricity have just become much easier, as researchers from Houston University released a new formula. It would be a dream-come-true if the material with incredible thermoelectric properties is discovered. After all, using the heat from the surroundings and turning it into electricity would be ideal, […]

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Pierre Poudeu’s Thermoelectric Alloy Converts Heat 200% Better

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 31 May 2013 13:06:45 +0000

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 material whose ability to convert heat into power is 200 percent higher. Poudeu engineered an alloy of titanium zirconium, nickel and tin which, he says, is not very good in thermoelectric […]

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New Carbon Nanotube-Based Thermoelectric Material Could Be a Game Changer

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:29:43 +0000

A new thermoelectric material has been invented at the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials at wake Forest University. It’s been called Power Felt, and its creators hope that one day it will revolutionize the way we power small appliances and devices like cell phones by using temperature differences. Power Felt is made from carbon nanotubes […]

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