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For years, we have heard that the key to energy independence lies with technological breakthroughs. According to a study published today in Science Express, researchers at Berkeley say that this may just be it. They’re calling it a “milestone”.

“….this is a significant proof of concept, and the first step in organic molecular thermoelectricity,” said Pramod Reddy, a graduate student in UC Berkeley’s Applied Science and Technology Program and co-lead author of the paper. “We are going down the road of cheap thermoelectric materials.”

The next step for the researchers includes testing different organic molecules and metals, as well as fine tuning the assembly of the structure.

Majumdar, who is also a faculty scientist in materials science at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, said the field of organic thermoelectricity could open doors to a new, inexpensive source of energy. “The use of inexpensive organic molecules and metal nanoparticles offers the promise of low-cost, plastic-like power generators and refrigerators,” he said.

Source: sciencedaily.com

Wonders of modern technology, indeed.

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