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  • Briefs: Accuracy of temperature-measuring equipment

    Food Refrigeration & Process Engineering Research (FRPERC), University of Bristol (UK) has conducted studies on 3 types of temperature-monitoring equipment. The temperatures were measured between mock (tylose) food packs in 3 retail cabinets....

    • Publication date : 2004/07/27
  • Cool like a butterfly wing

    New study demonstrates that butterfly wings contain a network of living cells with specific thermodynamic and thermoregulatory properties. Butterfly wings cool down as a result of low solar absorption combined with efficient radiative heat...

    • Publication date : 2020/02/28
  • Radiative cooling coatings that can adapt to the seasons

    A novel material can be used as a coating on building’s rooftops or windows to provide radiative cooling in the summer without overcooling in the colder months. 

    • Publication date : 2022/01/28
    • Subjects: Technology
  • Personal thermal comfort thanks to a dual-mode textile

    Scientists at Stanford University, California (US) have demonstrated a dual-mode textile that can perform both passive radiative heating and cooling using the same piece of textile.

    • Publication date : 2018/05/22
  • The stakes of air conditioning in China

    A recent IEA report highlights the impressive growth in current and future demand in the air-conditioning sector in China. However, it considers that strong energy efficiency policies for air conditioners coupled with improved building design and...

    • Publication date : 2019/08/29
    • Subjects: Figures, economy