Researchers at APL have developed new materials called CHESS that significantly improve the efficiency of thermoelectric cooling devices. (IMAGE)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Researchers at APL have developed new materials called CHESS that significantly improve the efficiency of thermoelectric cooling devices.

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Researchers at APL have developed new materials called CHESS that significantly improve the efficiency of thermoelectric cooling devices. Their breakthrough nearly doubles the performance of traditional materials at room temperature, leading to much better cooling systems and energy-saving technologies

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Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman

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