minus-squareunrealMinotaur@sh.itjust.workstoScience Memes@mander.xyz•Fight melinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoYes, that is why it states “this is what peak thermodynamic performance.” In electronics people are taught that no device is 100% efficient because energy is lost as heat. A heater is 100% efficient because everything becomes heat. linkfedilink
minus-squareunrealMinotaur@sh.itjust.workstoScience Memes@mander.xyz•Fight melinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·3 days agoLight is absorbed by materials and ultimately becomes heat. linkfedilink
Yes, that is why it states “this is what peak thermodynamic performance.” In electronics people are taught that no device is 100% efficient because energy is lost as heat. A heater is 100% efficient because everything becomes heat.