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recklessengagement@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• joseandres42@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  That’s just another way to turn heat into electricity. Those thermocouples could also be used on a campfire.

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  • sus@programming.dev ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    okay,

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betavoltaic_device

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    • roguetrick@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      You think that’s hot shit: www.sciencedirect.com/…/S2468606921000538

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    • rumba@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      that’s just a modified Peltier device :)

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• MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  This exists, but it’s generally only used in spacecraft.

  Most terrestrial uses of RITEGs have resulted in tragedy.

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