Tuesday, September 13, 2011

New alloy uses waste heat for electrical generation

This is another interesting article in Finance and Commerce.  New research by U of MN professor Richard James has discovered a possibly new method of energy conversion.  The alloy of nickel, colbalt, manganese and tin can generate electrical current from small changes in temperature. It becomes magnetically charged when heated. I can see other applications for energy recovery coils in building exhaust streams.   

When the metal is heated it becomes magnetized as shown in the video above.

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