Using latent heat to generate electricity while cooling primary devices

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have generated electricity from latent heat, the energy created when a substance transitions from a solid, liquid or gas into another state. This achievement could push forward the possibilities of thermocells, devices which use temperature changes to create electricity, known as thermoelectric conversion.

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