Refrigeration Hasn’t Changed in 70 Years – This Breakthrough Is Changing Everything

Scitech Daily ^ | February 01,2025 | Cell Press

[fella]

The key word is ‘could’ meaning there are major problems to be worked out first.

[dfwgator]

Wasn’t getting rid of freon a “change” in refrigeration?

[sopo]

It’s Chinese intellectual property, we should be sure to steal it.

[Crazieman]

The optimized system was able to cool the surrounding electrolyte by 1.42 K,  One and a half degrees of cooling.

[Red Badger]

A relative of mine (by marriage), took out the lightbulb in the refrigerator to save money on electricity, because she thought it stayed on all the time.............

[Red Badger]

Thermo-electric devices have been around for ages. We use them here at work to cool down electronic sensors.............

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermoelectric_materials

[dfwgator]

A relative of mine (by marriage), took out the lightbulb in the refrigerator to save money on electricity, because she thought it stayed on all the time.............

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That’s AOC territory, right there.

[clearcarbon]

"A breakthrough in thermogalvanic refrigeration could make cooling cheaper and greener by optimizing electrochemical reactions, boosting efficiency, and expanding its practical use."

Might be good for devices that condense potable water from the air in disaster relief circumstances.

[ken in texas]

And then since the refrigerator was dark inside it took her longer to find what she wanted. Oh well, it made sense to her. :-)

[Red Badger]

Well, she is blonde.....................

[dljordan]

“That’s AOC territory, right there.”

It’s a damned cool story though.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

I call BS. Manufacture something, real world.

[Rural_Michigan]

From Wuhan. No thanks

[Carry_Okie]

The key word is ‘could’ meaning there are major problems to be worked out first.

I'm guessing electrolysis will curtail the life of everything metal it contacts, and that the resulting ions would corrupt the electrolyte and degrade performance.

[Gil4]

She’s not the brightest bulb in the box, is she?

I know, too obvious, but someone had to say it.

[dangus]

yeah, like the astonishingly small degree of cooling (1.4 degrees C)

[Henchster]

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