SMRTR Science & EngineeringFeb 4, 2026Interesting Engineering

Waste heat to be turned into electricity with new thermoelectric material

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Japanese researchers developed molybdenum disilicide (MoSi2), a thermoelectric material that converts waste heat to electricity perpendicular to heat flow. This breakthrough could significantly improve industrial energy recovery from the 20-50% of energy currently lost as waste heat.

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