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energy conversion

British  

noun

  1. the process of changing one form of energy into another, such as nuclear energy into heat or solar energy into electrical energy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A material could absorb thermal energy from one direction while releasing it in another, potentially improving thermal management, energy conversion, infrared sensing, and thermal communication technologies.

From Science Daily Jul. 7, 2026

"By combining a scalable membrane layout with precisely engineered nanofluidic channels, we achieve highly efficient osmotic energy conversion and open a route toward nanofluidic-based blue-energy systems."

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This selective emission, achieved through insights from quantum physics, maximizes energy conversion and allows for higher efficiencies than previously possible, operating at the limit of the materials' properties.

From Science Daily Nov. 21, 2024

In future, other functional materials could be incorporated into this fibre printing method, to build integrated fibre sensors for augmenting the living systems with display, computation, and energy conversion functions.

From Science Daily May 24, 2024

The EGG subsequently scans his/her/their thumbprint on the EGG to trigger energy conversion.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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