A research team proposes the direction for designing highly efficient spin Seebeck-based thermoelectric devices. Thermoelectric (TE) conversion offers a carbon-free power generation from geothermal, ...

By modifying structure rather than materials, researchers have developed a much more efficient solar thermoelectric generator ...

Nearly 80% of all power comes from dirty energy, which contributes to the overheating of the planet. Burning dirty energy ...

Electricity can be easily converted into heat—every electric cooker does it. But is the opposite also possible? Can heat be converted into electricity—directly, without a steam turbine or similar ...

Engineers at Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) have developed a new type of thermoelectric generator that produces an electric current through a temperature gradient. By ...

Nickel-gold alloys showcase exceptional thermoelectric properties, outperforming conventional semiconductors. The unique combination of these metals enables high electrical conductivity and a ...

Why fast-response, non-contact temperature sensing is needed in biomedical research. How thin, transparent film is used to create the Seebeck effect to measure temperature. The instrumentation ...

The generation of electricity from heat, also known as thermoelectric energy conversion, has proved to be advantageous for various real-world applications. For instance, it proved useful for the ...

(Nanowerk News) Thermoelectric (TE) conversion offers a carbon-free power generation from geothermal, waste, body or solar heat, and shows promise to be the next-generation energy conversion ...