Scientists at MIT may have come up with a new way to generate electricity. They are calling this new power source thermopower because the waves are generated from a previously unidentifiable process where high thermal activity creates waves filled with electricity. The Green Car Congress has more scientific details on how the process actually works. The study was published in an online journal, Nature Materials.
Besides the fact that this could be a new renewable energy resource, researchers are excited because the discovery opened up the way for a new area of study, something that is becoming more rare as the years go on. Since the discovery was just made this month, the scientists at MIT are unsure about the practical applications of this new energy source. But since the waves produce such a high burst of electricity in such a small space, they are discussing the idea of using it in electronics as small as a grain of rice. If indeed that is possible, the realm of technology would be greatly enhanced.
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