Nanowerk

Mechanical metamaterials boost flexible thermoelectric generators to record 35% stretchability

(Nanowerk News) A team of Dr. Hyekyoung Choi and Min Ju Yun of Energy Conversion Materials Research Center, Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has developed a technology that can ...
Ars Technica

Generating power with a thin, flexible thermoelectric film

The No. 1 nuisance with smartphones and smartwatches is that we need to charge them every day. As warm-blooded creatures, however, we generate heat all the time, and that heat can be converted into ...
Nanowerk

Sponge-like carbon nanotube thermoelectric generator easily molds to complex shapes and powers sensors

Researchers created a flexible thermoelectric generator using sponge-like carbon nanotubes to efficiently power small wearable sensors via heat harvesting. (Nanowerk News) A Korean research team has ...
Nature

Flexible Piezoelectric‐Thermoelectric Coupled Nanofiber Generator for Self‐Powered Multimodal Sensing System

The Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural sciences, health sciences, applied sciences and social sciences, according to their ...
Science Daily

Form fit: Device wraps around hot surfaces, turns wasted heat to electricity

The energy systems that power our lives also produce wasted heat -- like heat that radiates off hot water pipes in buildings and exhaust pipes on vehicles. A new flexible thermoelectric generator can ...
Nature

Optimization of thermoelectric and mechanical performances for origami-inspired flexible thermoelectric generators using deep neural networks

The Nature Index 2026 Research Leaders reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural sciences, health sciences, applied sciences and social sciences, according to their ...
EurekAlert!

SNU researchers develop wearable thermoelectric technology using thin films to generate electricity from body heat

(Left) In conventional thermoelectric generators, body heat escapes vertically through the thin substrate, preventing electricity generation within the device. (Right) The proposed pseudo-transverse ...
Phys.org

Woven nanotube fibers turn heat into power

Invisibly small carbon nanotubes aligned as fibers and sewn into fabrics become a thermoelectric generator that can turn heat from the sun or other sources into energy. The Rice University lab of ...
EDN

Thermoelectric generators are getting more R&D attention

Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) use heat—or more accurately, temperature differences—and the well-known Seebeck effect to generate electricity. Their applications range from energy harvesting of ...
newswise

Sponge-like Carbon Nanotube Thermoelectric Generator Easily Molds to Complex Shapes and Powers Sensors

Newswise — A Korean research team has developed a novel thermoelectric material and generator (TEG) that leverages sponge-like carbon nanotube (CNT) structures, improving the limitations of organic ...
EurekAlert!

Sponge-like carbon nanotube thermoelectric generator easily molds to complex shapes and powers sensors

Schematic illustration showing the fabrication process of the CNT/BST foam with various shapes. Effects of the BST content and annealing temperature on TE properties of the CNT/BST foams. Highly ...