thermoelectric
adjective
ther·mo·elec·tric
ˌthər-mō-i-ˈlek-trik 
: of, relating to, or dependent on phenomena that involve relations between the temperature and the electrical condition in a metal or in contacting metals
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Hence, the constant growl and acrid whiff of diesel-burning thermoelectric plants and generators running night and day to keep the lights on.
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Mac Margolis, NPR, 12 May 2024
Since our bodies waste so much energy as heat, implantable thermoelectric generators (TEGs) have been of particular interest.
—Ned Carter Miles, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2024
The specific type on Voyager is called a radioisotope thermoelectric generator, which is a big name for what is basically a hunk of plutonium in a box.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2024
One of the most promising approaches involves using the thermoelectric effect, which directly converts a temperature difference into an electrical voltage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Jan. 2024
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Mac Margolis, NPR, 12 May 2024
Since our bodies waste so much energy as heat, implantable thermoelectric generators (TEGs) have been of particular interest.
—Ned Carter Miles, Discover Magazine, 3 May 2024
The specific type on Voyager is called a radioisotope thermoelectric generator, which is a big name for what is basically a hunk of plutonium in a box.
—Rhett Allain, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2024
One of the most promising approaches involves using the thermoelectric effect, which directly converts a temperature difference into an electrical voltage.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Jan. 2024
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thermoelectric
adjective
ther·mo·elec·tric
ˌthər-mō-i-ˈlek-trik
: of, relating to, or dependent on phenomena that involve relations between the temperature and the electrical condition in a metal or in contacting metals
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