{
  "id": 3036297,
  "title": "Scientists identify design rules for the best thermoelectric materials",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/scientists-identify-design-rules-for-the-best-thermoelectric-materials",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-24T14:00:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-scientists-thermoelectric-materials.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used a theoretical framework to derive design rules for creating new thermoelectric materials. The efficiency of converting thermal energy to electricity is often determined by parameters that strongly depend on each other, making it difficult to identify ideal recipes.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}