People generate lots of waste heat. It makes sense that there is a desire to convert that heat into usable energy. The problem is one of efficiency. Researchers from MIT and the National Renewable ...

This study was led by Prof. Xiaoqing Gao (Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources， Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Prof. Yaoming Ma (Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese ...

Almost exactly 200 years ago, French physicist Sadi Carnot determined the maximum efficiency of heat engines. The Carnot ...

Researchers at MIT have built a highly efficient thermophotovoltaic cell that, when paired with renewable resources, efficiently converts incoming photons—particles of light—to electricity. It’s an ...

MIT says its new solid-state thermophotovoltaic heat engine can harvest more energy from heat than the average steam turbine, at a fraction of the cost and using no moving parts. Huge implications for ...

Engineers have developed a heat engine with no moving parts that is as efficient as a steam turbine. The design could someday enable a fully decarbonized power grid, researchers say. Engineers at MIT ...

(brief explanation) the monthly variation in the atmospheric heat engine efficiency on the QTP for May to September from 2000 to 2020. The atmospheric heat engine efficiency from May to September ...