New Technology Can Turn Heat Waste Into Electricity

Written by Ariel Schwartz
07/25/2008
Great news on the power efficiency front: Scientists have invented a new material that can efficiently convert heat waste in cars, power generators, and heat pumps into electricity. The new material is thermoelectric, and can turn heat into energy without any pollution. The invention, thallium-doped lead telluride, is twice as efficient as the second most efficient [...] Read more...