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KAIST Develops Thread-like, Flexible Thermoelectric Materials

A team of Korean researchers developed a thermoelectric material that can be used in wearable devices, even in extreme environments.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

A team of Korean researchers developed a thermoelectric material that can be used in wearable devices, such as smart clothing, and while maintaining stable thermal energy performance even in extreme environments. It has dramatically resolved the dilemma of striking the balance between achieving good performance and the mechanical flexibility of thermoelectric materials, which has been a long-standing challenge in the field of thermoelectric materials, and has also proven the possibility of co...

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