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Let's celebrate the scientific spirit with joy and sense of humor together!
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Converting thermal radiation into electricity: a milestone is reached
Research teams from CETHIL in Lyon and IES in Montpellier have demonstrated the possibility of converting thermal radiation from a moderate temperature surface (~ 450 °C) into electrical power with an efficiency greater than 10%. By approaching the emitting surface at a short distance from the infrared photovoltaic cell, an electrical power density a thousand times higher than that of previous studies was obtained.
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He is the sole member awarded this title for 2019.
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"A technical approach of buildings will not be sufficient to meet the energy challenge"
Op-ed article written by Lucie Merlier, Assistant Professor at CETHIL, published in newspaper Le Monde
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20 minutes with a scientist in a boat on a lake!