A new solar device generates 15 times more energy: a breakthrough in thermoelectric generators converts solar heat into ...

A groundbreaking technology has been unveiled that improves the efficiency of thermoelectric materials, which are key in converting waste heat into electricity, by altering their geometry to resemble ...

Scientists are learning how to turn the chill of outer space into a quiet source of electricity, using the night sky itself as a heat sink. By carefully managing how surfaces shed heat after dark, ...

The conversion efficiency of thermoelectric materials is governed by the figure of merit, or ZT, which equals S2σT/κtot, where S is the Seebeck coefficient, σ is the electrical conductivity, T is the ...

Has your steering wheel been too hot to touch this summer? A new thermoelectric material reported in the journal Science could offer relief. The widespread adoption of thermoelectric devices that can ...

Experimental setup for thermoelectric cooling. Courtesy: Jun Mao, University of Houston Researchers have fabricated a room-temperature thermoelectric material that is as good as the best commercially ...

Thermoelectric devices, which convert heat to electricity, may find broader use now that researchers have found a way to make a recently identified cheap thermoelectric material practical enough for ...

Taking advantage of recent advances in using theoretical calculations to predict the properties of new materials, researchers have discovered a new class of half-Heusler thermoelectric compounds, ...

High performer Purified tin selenide shown in pellet form. The material's thermoelectric performance is extraordinarily high. (Courtesy: Northwestern University) Researchers in Korea and the US have ...

Figure a shows the eight different geometries designed in this study and the optimization of 3D printing and heat treatment processes to create high-density dislocation defects. Figure b illustrates ...