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Chemistry World
March 20, 2013
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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.   |
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
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2008
Neil Savage |
Random Nanostructure Boosts Thermoelectric Power Efficiency increase opens the door to many new applications for thermoelectric converters. |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2008
Neil Savage |
Silicon Nanowires Turn Heat to Electricity Thermoelectric converters could tap waste heat from power plants and microchips. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2008
Monica Heger |
Thallium Doping Boosts Thermoelectrics Bad for people, but good for energy conversion |
Chemistry World
February 6, 2013
Jennifer Newton |
Electricity at your fingertips Scientists in South Korea have made a conducting polymer as part of a thin-film thermoelectric device that can generate electricity from the temperature difference between your fingertips and the environment. |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2011
Eliza Strickland |
Thermoelectrics Get Cooler Start-ups are advancing solid-state cooling systems |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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
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. |
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
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. |
