September 14, 2026 9:45 PM
Unusual Wave-Like Heat Transport in Crystal May Boost Waste Heat-to-Power Conversion
Scientists have identified an unusual wave-like heat transport mechanism in a crystalline material that could open new possibilities for converting industrial waste heat into electricity. Researchers from the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bengaluru, and their collaborators have observed the phenomenon in a copper chalcogenide material called thallium copper selenide (TlCu5Se3). The finding could have applications in thermoelectric energy conversion, particu...