A cooling system includes a plurality of sensor sub-units arranged in a grid having first sides configured to be thermally connected to a heat source and opposing second sides. The heat source including a plurality of sub-regions that correspond with the first sides of each of the plurality of sensor sub-units. The plurality of sensor sub-units are configured to sample temperatures of the sub-regions of the heat source. The cooling system also includes a plurality of solid-state cooling sub-units configured to dissipate heat, a plurality of heat exchanger channels and a controller configured to determine the one or more sub-regions of the heat source to cool. Each heat exchanger channel is configured to dissipate heat. At least one surface of at least one of the heat exchanger channels includes a coating configured to boost conversion of heat energy being dissipated into infrared radiation.

The present disclosure provides a novel power generation element that is advantageous from the viewpoint of being maintenance-free. A power generation element according to the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and an inorganic solid electrolyte. The first electrode splits water. The inorganic solid electrolyte is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. Ions generated by the splitting of water at the first electrode are conducted through the inorganic solid electrolyte toward the second electrode. The inorganic solid electrolyte contains at least one selected from the group consisting of a water molecule and a hydroxide ion.

The present invention relates to an electric power generator and a power generator module containing an active organic material.

A thermoelectric device includes: a sheet-like or plate-like thermoelectric conversion film including a thermoelectric conversion element formed with a material exhibiting an anomalous Nernst effect; and a catalyst portion formed with a catalyst that reacts with a fluid the catalyst portion being on the side of at least a first surface of the thermoelectric conversion film and facing a flow path of the fluid.

A thermoelectric device includes: a sheet-like or plate-like thermoelectric conversion film including a thermoelectric conversion element formed with a material exhibiting an anomalous Nernst effect; and a catalyst portion formed with a catalyst that reacts with a fluid the catalyst portion being on the side of at least a first surface of the thermoelectric conversion film and facing a flow path of the fluid.

A thermoelectric conversion element is made of an alloy including a transition metal. The alloy is a compound having a crystal structure including a Kagome lattice plane constituted by the transition metal, and exhibits an anomalous Nernst effect. A thermoelectric conversion device includes a substrate and a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements on the substrate. Each of the plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements is defined as the thermoelectric conversion element described above and has a shape extending in one direction. The plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements are arranged in parallel in a direction perpendicular to the one direction and electrically connected in series.

A bolometer having low resistance and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The present invention relates to a bolometer comprising two electrodes provided on a substrate and a bolometer film comprising carbon nanotubes, wherein the bolometer film is provided to connect an area of the top surfaces of the two electrodes, an area in contact with the electrode walls of the two electrodes, and an area between the two electrodes on the substrate; and the area density of the area of the bolometer film in contact with the electrode wall is less than or equal to the area density of the area between the electrodes on the substrate, or the film thickness of the area of the bolometer film in contact with the electrode wall is less than or equal to the film thickness of the area between the electrodes on the substrate.

A bolometer having low resistance and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The present invention relates to a bolometer comprising two electrodes provided on a substrate and a bolometer film comprising carbon nanotubes, wherein the bolometer film is provided to connect an area of the top surfaces of the two electrodes, an area in contact with the electrode walls of the two electrodes, and an area between the two electrodes on the substrate; and the area density of the area of the bolometer film in contact with the electrode wall is less than or equal to the area density of the area between the electrodes on the substrate, or the film thickness of the area of the bolometer film in contact with the electrode wall is less than or equal to the film thickness of the area between the electrodes on the substrate.