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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...