Michela Florinda Picardi
Foundation
Michela Florinda Picardi
ICFO - The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Spain
"Heat can be converted into light, and light can be used to generate electricity. So, we can get to a place where we generate energy for free, using that waste heat."
Summary
Every process, industrial or natural, generates heat as a byproduct. Consider, for example, a light bulb’s external temperature after being on for hours: Even with modern technologies, part of the energy it produces is spent warming it up. Now, Michela Florinda Picardi, ICFO – The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Spain, is proposing an original approach to harnessing this heat to transform it into an energy source.
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