EPISODE · Jul 7, 2026
Our Sustainable Future: Ancient effect harnessed to produce electricity from waste heat
from Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions
A phenomenon first observed by an ancient Greek philosopher 2,300 years ago has become the basis for a new device designed to harvest the enormous amounts of energy wasted as heat each year to produce electricity. The first-of-its-kind “pyroelectric nanogenerator” is the topic of a report in ACS’ journal Nano Letters.
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