AI Designs Thermoelectric Generators 10,000 Times Faster Than We Can

# AI Just Found a Shortcut to Capturing Wasted Heat Researchers have built an AI tool that designs materials for devices that turn waste heat into electricity roughly 10,000 times faster than the old trial-and-error method. This matters because waste heat is everywhere—from car engines to your home appliances—and if engineers can cheaply and quickly design better materials to capture it, we could power devices without generating new energy. The AI's designs have already been tested and work as well as the best current options, suggesting this technology could finally become practical and widespread.