The Peltier Effect is a fascinating bit of thermoelectric magic. A Peltier Junction has a hot surface, a cold surface, and two wires. Applying DC electricity to the wires heats the hot surface and cools the cold surface. It’s used in compact, silent refrigerators, for example, which don’t have to have a bulky, noisy compressor.
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