Dr Kanatzidis is developingnew thermoelectric materials designed to be capable of converting up to 20% of the heat that would otherwise be wasted into useful electricity.
Engineers and scientists are developing many new types of materials such as carbon nanotubes, ceramic-matrix nanocomposites (and their metal-matrix and polymer-matrix equivalents), and new carbon fibers.
The Orlando Materials Innovation Principles is an effort by 31 organizations to collaborate on utilizing and developingnew IT tools and driving open models for data and knowledge sharing.