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A micro-compressor the size of a pen could soon enable personal air conditioning.
A micro-compressor the size of a pen could soon enable personal air conditioning. The 10-cm long and 5-cm wide unit weighing 100 g was developed by Embraco, the world leader in domestic-refrigerator compressor production. It can be sewn into the fabric of clothing such as fire-fighters’ or Formula-1 drivers’ clothing. When temperatures rise, hot air is sucked into the unit, cooled by the micro-compressor, then propelled through a network of thin tubes in the clothing.
Discussions with Formula-1 teams, armies and fire-fighting services are underway and the developers also hope the product will be used in paramedics’ blankets to help reduce bleeding, to refrigerate organs being transplanted and against overheating of LCD screens. A pilot-line of the micro-compressor is scheduled for the second half of 2011.
Discussions with Formula-1 teams, armies and fire-fighting services are underway and the developers also hope the product will be used in paramedics’ blankets to help reduce bleeding, to refrigerate organs being transplanted and against overheating of LCD screens. A pilot-line of the micro-compressor is scheduled for the second half of 2011.