magnetocaloric Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Fri, 24 Apr 2015 11:26:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Louisiana State University Solid State Refrigerator Could be More Efficient https://www.greenoptimistic.com/louisiana-state-university-solid-state-refrigerator-efficient/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/louisiana-state-university-solid-state-refrigerator-efficient/#respond Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:39:53 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=54342 Refrigeration has gone through various stages, each of them more efficient and more effective than the last, but the demand for refrigeration is set for a big expansion, something on the order of $8 billion more by 2018, says Louisiana State University physics professor and lead researcher Shane Stadler. This big expansion in refrigeration and […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/louisiana-state-university-solid-state-refrigerator-efficient/feed/ 0 54342 NIST`s First Magnetic Refrigerator: Quieter, More Energy Efficient https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nist-magnetic-refrigerator-20090129/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/nist-magnetic-refrigerator-20090129/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:26:38 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=1964 As an addition to yesterday's passive, solar powered air conditioning article, I found out today that NIST researchers (in collaboration with Chinese scientists) have a strong word to say in refrigeration technology that could revolutionize the inside components and operating cycle of that electricity guzzling, big, old fridge of yours. Well, ok, it may not be as old as I said, but the idea behind it surely is.

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