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Exploitation of waste heat for electrical energy
Solid-state devices that convert heat to power have a reputation for being inefficient. New materials may eventually change the equation.
Leland Teschler • Chief Editor
It is estimated that 61% of the energy consumed in the United States…
California’s electricity (electric) haves and have-nots
PARADISE, Calif. — The intentional blackout at California's largest utility this week put Forest Jones out of work and his son in school. On Friday morning, Mr Jones, a handyman and single father, sat in his flat above a tattoo parlor…
Electric power converter allows the grid to easily accept energy from renewables
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have invented a new electrical energy conversion system that simultaneously accepts energy from various energy sources and converts it for use in the electrical grid system.
Doctoral…