On a kagome lattice charge carriers become immobilized due to quantum mechanical effects, which was utilized by the team of Andrej Pustogow at TU Wien to optimize thermoelectric performance.

"It shows that heat-driven effects can influence electrical output over much larger areas, even away from the metal contact." The team also discovered that by adding a thin layer of hexagonal boron ...

Photovoltaic panels generate electricity, solar thermal collectors provide heat, while cooling is usually supplied by air conditioning systems that themselves consume electricity. As a result, ...

Heat pumps can reduce carbon emissions associated with heating buildings, and many states have set aggressive targets to increase their use in the coming decades. But while heat pumps are often ...