Scientists design method to lessen reliance on air conditioning
Scientists say they have found a way to cool buildings that will reduce dependence on energy-hungry air conditioners.
Jul 9, 2024
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News tagged with air-conditioning
Energy & Green Tech
Cool roofs outperform green roofs in urban climate modeling study
Painting roofs white or covering them with a reflective coating would be more effective at cooling cities like London than vegetation-covered "green roofs," street-level vegetation or solar panels, finds a new study led by ...
Jul 4, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Heat wave swells Asia's appetite for air-conditioning
A record-breaking heat wave is broiling parts of Asia, helping drive surging demand for cooling options, including air-conditioning.
May 3, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Berkeley's backtrack on gas ban won't stop the electrification trend
Berkeley's agreement to throw out its first-in-the-nation ban on gas hookups in new buildings after losing a court challenge might seem like a big loss for climate action.
Apr 8, 2024
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Engineering
Sunrise to sunset, a new window coating blocks heat, not view
Windows welcome light into interior spaces, but they also bring in unwanted heat. A new window coating blocks heat-generating ultraviolet and infrared light and lets through visible light, regardless of the sun's angle. The ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Hardware
Semiconductors at scale: New processor achieves remarkable speedup in problem solving
Annealing processors are designed specifically for addressing combinatorial optimization problems, where the task is to find the best solution from a finite set of possibilities. This holds implications for practical applications ...
Mar 25, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers use AI, Google Street View to predict household energy costs on large scale
Low-income households in the United States are bearing an energy burden that is three times that of the average household, according to the U.S. Department of Energy. In total, more than 46 million U.S. households carry a ...
Feb 27, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Benefits of heat pumps detailed in new report
Millions of U.S. households would benefit from heat pumps, but the cost of installing the technology needs to come down to make their use a more attractive proposition, according to researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's ...
Feb 13, 2024
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Engineering
Climate change will require more cooling for Honolulu multifamily buildings
Multifamily buildings in Honolulu without air conditioning will become increasingly warmer in the decades to come with "comfort levels" dropping by 42% by 2080 without interventions.
Jan 25, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
How do I use air conditioning efficiently? Is it better to blast it briefly throughout the day, or just leave it on?
Despite so many people having air conditioning at home now, many are still unsure how to use it efficiently. And air conditioning uses a lot of energy. For example, running all the lights in an average home all day and night ...
Jan 11, 2024
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