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Old 02-20-2012, 02:49 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
If I'm not mistaken, isn't this what NASA uses in its deep space probes for power? (heated by a chunk of something radioactive)
Ah, but 'cold-side' of their devices is at about -270degC (only just above absolute zero) that gives them about the best heat-engine efficiency possible.

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