Thermoelectric effect and diesel engine: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Thermoelectric effect — is used in — Thermocouple. The thermoelectric effect.
2. Step 2. Thermocouple — is part of — Radioisotope generator. Thermocouples turn heat into current.
3. Step 3. Radioisotope generator — uses — Radioactivity. The decay heat of plutonium.
4. Step 4. Radioactivity — is used in — Cloud chamber. Particle tracks.
5. Step 5. Cloud chamber — has part — Piston. A sudden expansion supersaturates the vapour.
6. Step 6. Piston — is part of — Diesel engine. Pistons move in the cylinders.

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