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Device wraps around hot surfaces, turns wasted heat to electricity

by Matthew Carroll psu.edu published 2022-01-21

Penn State scientists have created flexible thermoelectric devices that can wrap around pipes and other hot surfaces, converting wasted heat into electricity more efficiently than previously possible.

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