Wearable solar thermoelectric generators could become a common item of your wardrobe in the future. These generators could power an array of devices, from smartphones to smart glasses, capturing ...

In the quest for energy independence, researchers have studied solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs) as a promising source of solar electricity generation. Unlike the photovoltaics currently used in ...

Iranian researchers have looked at how ultrasonic thermoelectric generators could be used to lower the operating temperature of solar modules. Their new system can generate cold steam via ultrasonic ...

Solar panels may dominate rooftops today, but another form of solar technology—solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs)—is quietly catching up. These devices work differently from the photovoltaics in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. University of Rochester researchers have developed a way to make solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs) 15 times more powerful, ...

Recent advancements in solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs) have brought us closer to efficiently converting solar heat into electricity, with promising applications in wearable electronics, the ...

Find a downloadable version of this story in pdf format at the end of the story. NEXTREME THERMAL SOLUTIONS announced that it has been awarded a United States patent for the design of an innovative ...

Researchers in South Korea have analyzed the feasibility of using thermoelectric generators in combination with residential solar-assisted ground-source heat pumps and have found that the ...

Solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs) are used for direct conversion of impinging solar and thermal energy into electricity. It can be an alternative to photovoltaic cells in some cases, which can ...

Scholars at the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester have created a solar thermoelectric generator that is 15 times more efficient than the existing state-of-the-art devices, in new ...

CHESTNUT HILL, MA (5/1/2011) – High-performance nanotech materials arrayed on a flat panel platform demonstrated seven to eight times higher efficiency than previous solar thermoelectric generators, ...