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Magnetocaloric Heat Pump Developed at Ames National Laboratory 

A team of researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory has developed a magnetocaloric heat pump that matches current vapor-compression heat pumps for weight, cost and performance. The achievement represents a significant step in the quest for more sustainable cooling and heating technology. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

MagnoTherm Wows the Sustainability Movement with Magnetocaloric Refrigerator 

Very few companies have mastered the science of magnetocalorics sufficiently to develop a commercial refrigerator, but perhaps none have also been successful in making the concept “cool” from a marketing standpoint. Now, though, a young academic spinoff company from Darmstadt, Germany is changing the landscape with its Polaris beverage refrigerator. […]