China tests heat-to-electrical power converter on Tiangong space station

Astronauts aboard China's Tiangong space station have been testing out ways to convert heat into electrical power. A Stirling power converter developed by the Lanzhou Institute of Physics of China Academy of Space Technology was installed in a specialized equipment cabinet for basic tests in the Mengtian lab module of Tiangong, according to CGTN (opens in new tab). More

(Source: Space.com - Apr 26)