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May 02, 2016

Personal cooling units on the horizon
University Park PA (SPX) May 02, 2016
Firefighters entering burning buildings, athletes competing in the broiling sun and workers in foundries may eventually be able to carry their own, lightweight cooling units with them, thanks to a nanowire array that cools, according to Penn State materials researchers. "Most electrocaloric ceramic materials contain lead," said Qing Wang, professor of materials science and engineering. "We try not to use lead. Conventional cooling systems use coolants that can be environmentally problematic as wel ... read more

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Human 2 Mars Conference May 17-19 2016 - Washington DC

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