Nearly 80% of all power comes from dirty energy, which contributes to the overheating of the planet. Burning dirty energy ...

A new study analyses how to make solar thermoelectric generators, or STEGs, more efficient by using a new “black metal” as well as laser-etched nanostructures to improve heat absorption and ...

When it comes to solar power, solar cells and panels tend to get all the attention. But there's a different kind of solar power generator known as a STEG, and researchers have just figured out a way ...

University of Rochester researchers have developed a way to make solar thermoelectric generators (STEGs) 15 times more powerful, potentially closing the efficiency gap with conventional solar panels ...

A Rochester team engineered a new type of solar thermoelectric generator that produces 15 times more power than earlier versions. By enhancing heat absorption and dissipation rather than tweaking ...