Southern Illinois University Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:40:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Berkeley Researchers Advance In Studying How Magnets Can Be Used in Fridges https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sujoy-roy-magnetocaloric-effect-20100706/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/sujoy-roy-magnetocaloric-effect-20100706/#respond Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:40:03 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=8351 According to the researchers, in the future, our refrigerators could use magnets to keep the food cold. Besides the fact that one such refrigerator uses less power and runs quieter than a conventional fridge, it wouldn't contain any hydrofluorocarbons (HCF), gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect.

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