The phrase "heat engine" might trigger some bad memories from your introductory thermodynamics course. But don't worry, I am going to show you the coolest heat engine you could possibly image—the ...

Thermoelectric generator harvests renewable energy from the cold of space As effective as solar panels are, one of their major downsides is that they only produce power during the day, so excess ...

You can add nanocomposites to the list of materials that will turn heat into electricity. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will You can add nanocomposites to the list of ...

Use of waste heat contributes largely to sustainable energy supply. Scientists have now come much closer to their goal of converting waste heat into electrical power at small temperature differences.

The LTC3107 from Linear Technology is a dc/dc converter that allows systems to switch between a battery cell and capacitor used to store harvested energy. The chip harvests energy from thermoelectric ...

Japanese utility giant JERA and automotive technology firm DENSO have begun Japan’s first demonstration of hydrogen ...

Readily available thermoelectric generators operating under modest temperature differences can power CO 2 conversion, according to a proof-of-concept study by chemists at the University of British ...

Researchers in South Korea have analyzed the feasibility of using thermoelectric generators in combination with residential solar-assisted ground-source heat pumps and have found that the ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Thomas Onyango, 25, from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology has invented ...