waste heat

New flexible thermoelectric generator converts wasted heat into electricity more efficiently than previously possible

Scientists have created a hydrogel that successfully cooled a cell phone battery while converting the excess heat into electricity

Lab to work with Alphabet Energy to develop a low-cost thermoelectric system

New understanding may aid research in energy sustainability and enable the design of materials that efficiently convert heat into electricity

Yanliang Zhang wants to make vehicles more efficient by using a resource most people aren’t even aware of — the waste heat that results from the inherent inefficiency of engines when converting fuel into energy.

UH physicists find a compound to more efficiently convert waste heat to electrical power.