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IshKebab on Dec 31, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: New Material Breaks World Record Turning Heat into...

Unlikely. Much easier to just connect the sensor to the main power supply via a wire.

proaralyst on Dec 31, 2019 [–]

RTGs[0] use the thermoelectric effect to generate electricity from the decay heat of radioactive isotopes. This new material would allow better power generation using RTGs.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_ge...

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