A new way to cool down electronic devices, recover waste heat

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 - 07:00 in Physics & Chemistry

Using electronic devices for too long can cause them to overheat, which might slow them down, damage their components or even make them explode or catch fire. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Nano Letters have developed a hydrogel that can both cool down electronics, such as cell phone batteries, and convert their waste heat into electricity.

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