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Err, it's 1.6% of heat flux gets turned to electricity in a perfect device. This device is not perfect, and you are likely lucky to turn 1% of heat flux into el

by namibj 8y ago

Err, it's 1.6% of heat flux gets turned to electricity in a perfect device. This device is not perfect, and you are likely lucky to turn 1% of heat flux into electricity.

mikeash 8y ago
Sure. That could still be useful. There are many applications for a device that uses a tiny amount of power and needs to harvest it all from its environment.
- fao_ 8y ago
  But at that point if you're near a population center, you would probably be better off scraping RF energy