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The Analytical Scientist / Issues / 2017 / Feb / Image of the Month
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Image of the Month

By Joanna Cummings 02/16/2017 1 min read

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The Heat is On
Meet the world’s first heat-controlled transistor, created by a team from the Organic Electronics Laboratory at Linkoping University (1). Combining an ionic thermoelectric supercapacitor (ITESC) and an electrolyte-gated transistor, its sensitivity to heat is estimated to be over 100-times greater than traditional thermoelectric sensors. The inventors believe that the technology has potential as an inexpensive sensor in infrared cameras, and even in functional dressings, as a means to monitor the healing process.Credit: Thor Balkhed, Linkoping University, Sweden. Would you like your photo featured in Image of the Month? Send it to [email protected]

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  1. D Zhao et al., “Ionic thermoelectric gating organic transistors”, Nat Commun, 8 (2017).

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Joanna Cummings

A former library manager and storyteller, I have wanted to write for magazines since I was six years old, when I used to make my own out of foolscap paper and sellotape and distribute them to my family. Since getting my MSc in Publishing, I’ve worked as a freelance writer and content creator for both digital and print, writing on subjects such as fashion, food, tourism, photography – and the history of Roman toilets.

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