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title: New Low-cost Thermoelectric Material Works at Room Temperature
description: Thermoelectric devices that can directly convert electricity into thermal energy for cooling or heating would be ideal for, say, cooling your steering wheel on a hot day, or even your overheated car. But the materials needed for these devices have been both expensive and inefficient at room temperature—until now.
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# [New Low-cost Thermoelectric Material Works at Room Temperature](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/new-low-cost-thermoelectric-material-works-at-room-temperature)

 Written by [Jeff Hopkins](https://northerncal.swagelok.com/blog/author/jeff-hopkins) | 9/23/19 4:00 PM

Thermoelectric devices that can **directly convert electricity into thermal energy for cooling or heating** would be ideal for, say, cooling your steering wheel on a hot day, or even your overheated car. But the materials needed for these devices have been both expensive and inefficient at room temperature—until now.

[Read the full article on* EureekAlert! *→](https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-07/uoh-nlt071819.php)

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