{"id":406431,"date":"2010-03-08T22:34:03","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T03:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/carbon-nanotubes-thermopower-waves-electricity\/14442\/"},"modified":"2010-03-08T22:34:03","modified_gmt":"2010-03-09T03:34:03","slug":"carbon-nanotubes-offer-new-way-to-produce-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/406431","title":{"rendered":"Carbon nanotubes offer new way to produce electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gizmag.com\/pictures\/hero\/carbon-nanotube.jpg\" alt=\"The key ingredient in the process is carbon nanotubes &#226;&#8364;&#8221; submicroscopic ...\"><\/p>\n<p>MIT scientists have discovered that a moving pulse of heat traveling along the miniscule wires known as carbon nanotubes can cause powerful waves of energy. These &#8220;thermopower waves&#8221; can drive electrons along like a collection of flotsam propelled along the surface of ocean waves, creating an electrical current. 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