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A New Way to Cool Down Electronic Devices, recover Waste Heat

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A hydrogel can cool off electronics and generate electricity from their waste heat. Scale bar, 2 cm.
Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.0c00800

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 cellphone batteries, and convert their waste heat into electricity.

Some components of electronic devices, including batteries, light-emitting diodes (known as LEDs) and computer microprocessors, generate heat during operation. Overheating can reduce the efficiency, reliability and lifespan of devices, in addition to wasting energy...

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