Cooling Without Electricity
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Source: MIT
Passive device relies on a layer of material that blocks incoming sunlight but lets heat radiate away.
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MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
System provides cooling with no electricity
Imagine a device that can sit outside under blazing sunlight and, without using any power, cool things down by more than 23 degrees Fahrenheit (13 degrees Celsius). A system designed by researchers at MIT and in Chile can do exactly that.
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