Definition of "thermopower" []

• A measure of the voltage induced in a material by the thermoelectric effect (noun)

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• "MIT scientists published some results at the weekend in which they showed that what they called thermopower waves could be used to produce electricity when pushed through carbon nanotubes."
• "MIT scientists discover new way of producing electricity scientists at MIT has discovered a previously unknown phenomenon that can cause powerful waves of The phenomenon, described as thermopower waves, "opens up a new area of energy research, which is rare," says Michael Strano, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at energy from movement, paving the way for clothing that could one day power an iPod or other wearable"
• "The researchers, led by Associate Professor Michael Strano, said their discovery of the phenomenon that causes waves of energy to shoot through carbon nanotubes -- described as thermopower waves -- is similar to flotsam being propelled along the ocean's surface by waves."