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Chemistry World May 3, 2011 James Urquhart	Turning heat into electricity with polymers Swedish researchers have improved the thermoelectric efficiency of an organic conducting polymer by controlling the material's oxidation level, boosting the prospect of developing cheap, flexible and lightweight organic thermoelectric devices
Technology Research News April 7, 2004	Material boosts thermoelectricity A new family of thermoelectric semiconductor materials have a ZT factor (a formula that includes thermal power, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity and temperature) which may be high enough for practical electricity generation.
Chemistry World July 25, 2008 Lewis Brindley	Thermoelectrics doped for better performance Researchers have discovered how to boost the performance of lead telluride, a thermoelectric material that converts heat into electricity: just add thallium.
Chemistry World January 9, 2008 Lewis Brindley	A Silicon Surprise Two teams of US scientists have demonstrated silicon-based 'thermoelectric' materials that could convert waste heat back into electricity.
Chemistry World April 4, 2014 Charlotte Still	Power up with body heat A thermoelectric generator that converts body heat into electricity could make replacing or recharging batteries in wearable electronics a task of the past.
Technology Research News June 1, 2005	Going Nano Boosts Thermoelectrics Thermoelectric materials take advantage of the temperature difference between a pair of materials that conduct electricity. Researchers have shown how a thermoelectric material should be designed to reach its maximum possible efficiency.
Chemistry World March 20, 2013 Harriet Brewerton	Period heat source gives thermoelectric power a boost Scientists in the US have found a way to improve the efficiency of thermoelectric power generators -- devices designed to convert heat directly into electricity.
Chemistry World September 19, 2012 Jon Cartwright	Thermoelectrics 'pass new milestone' Researchers in the US claim to have passed a new milestone in thermoelectrics with a material that converts heat to electricity more efficiently than ever before.
IEEE Spectrum July 2008 Monica Heger	Thallium Doping Boosts Thermoelectrics Bad for people, but good for energy conversion
Chemistry World July 1, 2013 Rowan Frame	Thermoelectric cost analysis Scientists from the US have derived a metric to analyze the cost of power generation using thermoelectric technology.
Chemistry World February 21, 2007 Simon Hadlington	Organic Electricity Generator is Hot Stuff Researchers have successfully demonstrated the thermoelectric effect in an organic molecule. The findings open up the possibility of potential new energy sources, and also present a novel way for probing the electronic structure of molecular junctions.
Chemistry World April 2011	Waste Not, Want Not Modern devices waste a lot of energy as heat, noise and vibration. Here's a look at a new breed of energy scavenging materials that could recapture some of it.
Chemistry World July 12, 2013 Matthew Smith	Cobalt redox couple boosts thermoelectric cells Scientists in Australia have improved a technology that recycles waste heat into useable energy by using ionic liquids containing cobalt redox couples as the electrolytes in thermoelectric cells.
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Neil Savage	Random Nanostructure Boosts Thermoelectric Power Efficiency increase opens the door to many new applications for thermoelectric converters.
IEEE Spectrum December 2011 Strano & Kalantar-Zadeh	Nanodynamite Fuel-coated nanotubes could provide bursts of power to the smallest systems
Chemistry World October 11, 2007 Jonathan Edwards	'Tuneable' Polymer Can Separate Anything An international team of scientists have made a polymer with pores which can be fine-tuned to speedily separate different small molecules -- with applications ranging from carbon capture to fuel cells.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Neil Savage	Silicon Nanowires Turn Heat to Electricity Thermoelectric converters could tap waste heat from power plants and microchips.
Chemistry World November 4, 2011 Holly Sheahan	Polymer based sensors feeling the strain Researchers in China have made a new strain sensor to monitor the safety of buildings and other structures.
IEEE Spectrum June 2011 Eliza Strickland	Thermoelectrics Get Cooler Start-ups are advancing solid-state cooling systems
IndustryWeek December 16, 2010	Technology Would Power Cars with Auto Exhaust Developed by GM and Purdue University, system harvests heat from engine exhaust to generate electricity.
Technology Research News February 11, 2004	Mechanical storage goes low power Researchers in Korea have devised a very low-power method of reading bits of information stored in areas of film that measure 50 nanometers. The method could eventually be used in ultrahigh-density mechanical storage devices.
Chemistry World September 11, 2009 Tom Bond	Just heat and heal A polymer system based on weak, reversible bonds that can heal itself when heated has been created by UK and US chemists. The new polymers could be further developed and used in the aerospace and other industries, say the researchers.
Technology Research News October 6, 2004	Sound makes electricity for space A compact generator that converts heat to electricity with the relatively high efficiency of 18 percent is especially appropriate for generating electricity aboard spacecraft, according to the researchers.
Technology Research News August 27, 2003	Metal process makes heat chips Researchers from the California Institute of Technology have found a way to make tiny thermoelectric devices that can be used to generate electrical power from heat and to cool very small areas.
IEEE Spectrum January 2009 Willie D. Jones	Intel-led Team Demonstrates First Chip-Scale Thermoelectric Refrigerator An integrated thermoelectric device cools a hot spot on a much larger chip
Chemistry World May 28, 2013 Anthony King	Polymer tied in celtic knots Celtic knots and ancient art have inspired a new way of synthesizing polymers. The slow-motion method of controlling polymer growth produces a single chain that when linked repeatedly, intricately wraps around itself to form a dense structure.
Chemistry World October 11, 2012 Elinor Hughes	Cotton thread to monitor athletes' dehydration Scientists in Italy have integrated a device to monitor the salt concentration of sweat into a cotton fiber. The fiber can then be embedded into cloth and could be used to monitor hydration levels in athletes by measuring how much they are sweating.
Chemistry World September 15, 2010 Lewis Brindley	Gel electrodes show biomedical promise Composed of conductive polymers patterned onto slices of hydrogel, the biocompatible electrodes can function under wet conditions for up to a month - making them very useful in medical research.
CIO January 15, 2002 John Edwards	Building a Better Battery The search for a better battery is getting a push from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), which has given Yale University's engineering department $2.4 million to develop readily rechargeable microcombustion batteries...
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010	Microelectronics Thermal Management Device From Nextreme Meets MIL-STD 883 Shock Standard An advanced heat-pumping thermoelectric device for electronics thermal management from Nextreme Thermal Solutions has passed the 3000-G shock test as defined in the 2002 mechanical shock standard.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2008	Nextreme Offers Electro-Optics and Microelectronics Cooler for Military Applications Nextreme Thermal Solutions is introducing the Ultra-High Packing Fraction (UPF) OptoCooler thermoelectric module for cooling and temperature-control requirements for electronics, medical, military, and aerospace applications.