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Thermoelectricity: a new lease of life thanks to nanotechnology

Authors: Jean-Marc FOURNIER, Charles SALVI, John STOCHKOLM

Publication date: April 10, 2006 | Lire en français

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    Jean-Marc FOURNIER

    LEG/INPG Professor Emeritus at UJF (Grenoble)

    Charles SALVI

    Research Engineer, CEA Grenoble [email protected]

    Our society is increasingly concerned about energy issues. On the one hand, this is due to the disastrous consequences of the massive use of fossil fuels and the depletion of reserves; on the other hand, it is due to a new and rapidly growing demand for mini/micro energy sources for new mobile information technologies.

    These two sectors seem disconnected at first glance because the powers involved are incomparable (kilowatts to terawatts on one side, microwatts to watts on the other).

    However, research into new technologies...

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