Ohio Researchers Advance Heat Reclamation Technologies

Downchuck writes "Researchers at Ohio State University claim to have synthesized a new material capable of delivering electricity directly from heat, at an efficiency far better than existing thermoelectric materials. Scott at ArsTechnica has an interesting take: 'Merge this with the new MIT solar dish and you're in business!'"

Finally!

[Anonymous Coward]

Finally, we have a truly renewable source of energy - we can just harness all the hot air coming from our politicians.

Re:Technical point

[ettlz]

Yes, on this site we obey the Laws of Thermodynamics!

Re:Thallium

[moderatorrater]

Great, now I'm going to start getting spam about using thallium to enhance my testicles.

Re:Thallium

[value_added]

Thallium accumulates in your testicles. I remember hearing stories about labs handling thallium where only women were allowed.

Well, the article does explicitly state that "The material does all the work."

Re:Technical point

[Anonymous Coward]

The other campaign may call it pandering, but I think the American people deserve a temporary holiday from the Laws of Thermodynamics.

I have a cheaper way

[redcaboodle]

Just attach a generator to the lower jaws to my husband and his mother. The energy they produce by moaning about the heat should cool the whole of Cologne for the summer.

Re:How much does it cost?

[Anonymous Coward]

does it cost 100 times more or twice as much? The former probably makes it far less useful, the latter would be great.

A very good point! But let me make sure I understand it. You're saying that it would be better if it cost less? Man that's some good thinking. How do you do it?

Re:Technical point

[BrotherBeal]

What's hard is converting the "water" into "wine"...

So what you're saying is that Jesus can create electricity directly from heat? I'm confused...