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Heating and cooling account for huge portions of our energy consumption and environmental impact, so systems that can passively control indoor climate are important. Now scientists at Stanford have created a new type of paint that blocks heat from ente… Continue reading Colorful new paints block heat for cooler summers and warmer winters
If you’re sitting outside on a hot day, a sun shade will only help keep you cool to a limited extent. The ecto system goes further, by pumping ice water through your outdoor chair or seat cushion.Continue ReadingCategory: Outdoors, LifestyleTags: Chair… Continue reading ecto Chair and TOPR put their users in the cold seat
By their very nature, rugged tablets are deigned to withstand all kinds of punishment at construction sites, on military missions or wilderness adventures. Utah’s Juniper Systems claims that the Mesa Pro is the first IP68 model with active cooling.Cont… Continue reading Juniper launches first IP68 rugged tablet with active cooling
It’s common knowledge that lighter colors reflect more light than darker ones, which can limit the practical palette choices for your clothes, car or house in a warming world. Now, scientists have developed a new material, inspired by butterfly wings, … Continue reading Vibrantly colored film could massively passively cool cars and buildings
People camping in tents are expected to “rough it” a bit, but … if they have a battery-powered heating and air conditioning system right beside them, why not use it? That’s the thinking behind Campstream One, which mooches off the user’s electric vehic… Continue reading Campstream One uses a Tesla or Rivian to heat or cool your tent
Large fluctuations in outdoor temperatures can shorten the lifespan of the batteries used in electric cars – if those cars are parked outside, that is. An experimental new car-cloak could help minimize such damage, by damping changes in temperature.Con… Continue reading High-tech car cover could protect EVs from changes in temperature
While it’s nice to have ice cubes available for cold drinks on hot outings, bags of store-bought ice often melt too quickly and take up cooler space that could be used for food. The Evo Icer offers an alternative, in the form of a portable battery-powe… Continue reading Battery-powered Evo Icer brings ice cube making to the outdoors
Heated insoles we’ve looked at previously generally use batteries to create electrical heat for warming up icy toes. French company Solecooler has a different idea. It bypasses the electrical hardware and gets its power straight from the source: the fe… Continue reading Reversible insoles repurpose footstep energy into heating and cooling
With the increasing waste heat production by today’s electronics in ever smaller spaces, drawing this heat away quickly enough to prevent thermal throttling or damage is a major concern. This …read more Continue reading Graphene and Copper Nanowire Thermal Interface with Low Thermal Resistance
An unavoidable aspect of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels is that they become less efficient when they warm up. As [Tech Ingredients] explains in a new video, the reason for this …read more Continue reading Increasing PV Solar Cell Efficiency Through Cooling