Path: ...!news.nobody.at!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Clive Arthur Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: A new type of fridge, maybe also for cooling electronics? Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2024 09:44:14 +0100 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 19 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: clive@nowaytoday.co.uk MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2024 08:44:17 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="8e6ac884462a6a3658fdfad0aa823bcb"; logging-data="1352093"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18/Zl19yTQi16cyGnvE/q44CJgwLouKc1w=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:zdg5FXhjp6fJGzWboLZH8SwNZO0= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-GB Bytes: 1686 On 05/04/2024 06:01, Jan Panteltje wrote: > Elastocaloric cooling: Refrigerator cools by flexing artificial muscles > https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/04/240402192607.htm > > Picture of the thing here: > https://www.uni-saarland.de/aktuell/hannover-messe-elastocaloric-cooling-refrigerator-30894.html > > cooling the bitcoin machines? > ;-) Stretch an elastic band and it will heat up. Allow it to dissipate this heat, then allow it to relax and it will cool down below ambient. Easiest way to feel this is on your philtrum. I claim prior art from my schooldays. -- Cheers Clive