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  • Record sales for air-conditioned clothes in Japan

    In Japan this summer, sales of air-conditioned jackets reached peaks amid power shortages after the earthquake and tsunami.

    • Publication date : 2011/12/08
  • Out of ordinary: Cool Olympics

    During the Beijing Olympic Games held in Beijing in August 2008, a number of athletes benefited from cooling technology. Concerned about the high temperatures usually encountered in Beijing in summer, several teams turned to cooling technology....

    • Publication date : 2008/10/25
  • Cold to help the Olympic athletes recover

    With temperatures in Athens reaching 40°C, keeping cool and maintaining fluids was a focus for athletes. Contrary to popular belief, saunas and hot spas dehydrate the body and cause fatigue. Hence, the Australian Olympic team devised an entire...

    • Publication date : 2004/09/14
  • CERN milestone

    CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research and a corporate member of the IIR, has announced that an important milestone was reached in August 2005 with the installation of the two largest magnets ever built for experiments at CERN. On...

    • Publication date : 2005/10/26
  • New freedom for diabetics

    A portable refrigerator is designed for storing insulin has been developed and won second prize in the Emhart "create the future" contest. It fits in a jacket pocket and is powered by a rechargeable battery. It uses a Peltier device (heat pump)...

    • Publication date : 2004/05/25
  • Water desalination thanks to freezing

    A new desalination process involving freezing has been developed and offers an alternative to the shortcomings of other technologies such as distillation or inverted osmosis.

    • Publication date : 2013/08/30
  • An ejector refrigeration system optimised for sub-zero temperatures on fishing vessels

    Large amounts of diesel fuel are used to power fishing vessels engines and on-board refrigeration systems. In a recent theoretical study, an energy-efficient sub-zero refrigeration system proposed based on a...

    • Publication date : 2021/05/31
    • Subjects: Technology
  • Single-fuel LNG ferries with waste heat recovery systems

    A Dutch ferry operator has recently commissioned two new ships with single-fuel LNG engines. The ships are also equipped with a waste heat recovery system to generate electricity.

    • Publication date : 2021/03/18
    • Subjects: General information, Technology
  • Temperature tracking in real time

    Refrigeration transport companies are increasingly introducing temperature tracking systems. Pomona Terre Azur, located in Brittany, France, launched embarked Masternaut computer technology in 22 lorries in 2008. The computers are linked to a...

    • Publication date : 2009/05/18
  • Environmental impact of the ice cream industry

    This summary document describes the environmental impact of ice cream manufacturing, which is mainly due to the energy consumption and refrigerants used.

    • Last update : 2022/11/17
    • Langues : English, French
    • Themes : General information on environment (climate change, ozone depletion…)
  • Ice cream manufacturing, environmental impact and market data

    From a physico-chemical point of view, ice cream is a complex, frozen multiphase mixture. The manufacturing process includes several stages of freezing which are described in this...

    • Last update : 2023/06/30
    • Langues : English, French
    • Themes : Ice creams