Researchers convert heat to electricity using organic molecules

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Researchers convert heat to electricity using organic molecules, could lead to new energy source

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have successfully generated electricity from heat by trapping organic molecules between metal nanoparticles, an achievement that could pave the way toward the development of a new source for energy.

The discovery, described in a study published today (Thursday, Feb. 15) in Science Express, an electronic publication of the journal Science, is a milestone in the quest for efficient ways to directly convert heat into electricity.

http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/02/15_heatelectricity.shtml
 
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