Sustainable and recyclable thermoelectric paper: Device, produced by bacteria, takes advantage of the residual heat and transforms it into electricity for innovative sensing applications
Date | 30th, Jan 2019 |
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Source | ScienceDaily - General News Websites |
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Researchers have created a new concept of thermoelectric material. It is a device composed of cellulose, produced in situ in the laboratory by bacteria, with small amounts of a conductive nanomaterial, carbon nanotubes, using a sustainable and environmentally friendly strategy.