Researchers are working to develop eco-friendly thermoelectric sell

18 October 2009

A team of researchers at Helmerich Advanced Technology Research Centre, Tulsa of Oklahoma State University are working towards the conversion of waste into electricity. The research is jointly funded by the Air Force Office and National Science Foundation.

If researchers succeed in their aim of getting the desired result with the use of thermo electric nanotechnology, they will produce electricity first time from the exhaust gases of military turbine aircraft. The advantage of this thermo electric nanotechnology is that it does not produce any toxic emissions.

So far the thermo electricity has never been used; however Dr. Daryoosh Vashaee and his team of researchers can change the scenario and can produce electricity efficiently. Air Force is currently using the infrared technology and researchers are also examining the benefits of thermo electric nanotechnology. The major benefit of thermo electric technology is that it might not require liquid nitrogen, required for cooling the infrared cells and it would be also cheaper.

The thermo electric sensors that will be used for the thermo electric technology are much simple in design and at the same time are suitable for use in high performance infrared detectors. Being small, these thermo electric sensors can easily be used for military applications. Researchers are working on developing the module to be used for electricity generation.

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