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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The study comes just several months after researchers from the University of Washington demonstrated the creation of a similar stretchy thermoelectric wearable that also harnesses human body heat for power.
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
So each spacecraft carried a set of four radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), positioned a safe distance away from the spacecraft’s sensitive instruments on two long booms, a bit like a pair of rabbit ears.
—Viktor T. Toth, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2012
Critically, the team controlled for various confounding effects, such as thermoelectric voltages caused by temperature gradients and external electromagnetic interference.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
In both cases, the sample collection spacecraft would rely on a radioisotope thermoelectric generator, or RTG, instead of solar panels, making the craft immune to sunlight-blocking dust storms while keeping the solid propellant in the MAV from getting too cold.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 12 Dec. 2024
So each spacecraft carried a set of four radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs), positioned a safe distance away from the spacecraft’s sensitive instruments on two long booms, a bit like a pair of rabbit ears.
—Viktor T. Toth, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2012
Critically, the team controlled for various confounding effects, such as thermoelectric voltages caused by temperature gradients and external electromagnetic interference.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2025
In both cases, the sample collection spacecraft would rely on a radioisotope thermoelectric generator, or RTG, instead of solar panels, making the craft immune to sunlight-blocking dust storms while keeping the solid propellant in the MAV from getting too cold.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
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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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