Thermoelectric devices turn waste heat into electricity for vehicles and other machines

Monday, August 11, 2014 - 06:00 in Physics & Chemistry

It's estimated that more than half of U.S. energy—from vehicles and heavy equipment, for instance—is wasted as heat. Mostly, this waste heat simply escapes into the air. But that's beginning to change, thanks to thermoelectric innovators such as MIT's Gang Chen.

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