A self-contained device, the PG-1 from Tellurex Corp., Traverse City, Mich. (tellurex.com), generates electricity when heat is properly applied. (The company suggests using canned fuel as a heat ...
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 ...
Scientists from the University of Rochester in the United States have fabricated a solar thermoelectric generator (STEG) that is reportedly 15 times more efficient than current state-of-the-art ...