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Utah Teens Invent Better Air Conditioner

Posted by samzenpus on from the stay-frosty dept.

Carl Youngblood writes "Two recent Utah high school graduates won the first-ever Ricoh Sustainable Development Award for inventing a better car air conditioner based on the Peltier effect. The peltier chips used in the device are more energy-efficient, last between 20 and 30 years, are solid-state, and don't harm the environment with ozone-depleting freon like today's car air conditioners."

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  1. /.ed by GoogolPlexPlex · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wish they had built a better server.

  2. Frigidaire got to them... by aapold · · Score: 5, Funny

    Frigidaire got to them. Don't mess with the cooling conglomerates...

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    1. Re:Frigidaire got to them... by MrNonchalant · · Score: 5, Funny

      ...they'll put you on ice.

      Ka-ching!

  3. sweet! by sams2100 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can now overclock while I drive!

  4. Re:Peltiers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    not so sure 400% is possible, captain science....

  5. Re:Peltiers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Too bad the car manufacturers can't put that extra efficiency back into the entire car. It would be great to turn on the a/c and get better gas mileage.

  6. Re:Peltiers by groman · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've never seen one with efficiencies greater than 100%.


    Oh, you haven't!? It's right here, next to my Orgone generator and universal translator.

  7. Re:No more freon in cars by akhomerun · · Score: 1, Funny

    how do you know this much about CAR AIR CONDITIONERS?

    i thought people on /. were just linux and computer geeks!

  8. Re:No more freon in cars by majikenny · · Score: 2, Funny

    nah, people here are just geeks in general. Thus mechanical engineers arent entirely out of the allowed crowd, just not the main group. now if he was in marketing or something, that'd be a little wierd. but engineers are just as geeky/nerdy as you crazy computer foklks.

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  9. fRe:e peltier with rebate by arbitraryaardvark · · Score: 3, Funny

    Free peltier with rebate.
    *informative, stupid*

  10. Re:Freon isn't used in new cars! by Hugonz · · Score: 5, Funny
    In addition to being a MCSE, A+, etc. certified geek

    Syntax error.

  11. Re:"can't tell"? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    No one notices a few Kilowatts disappearing. Except ricers.

    I'm sorry, but you're completely full of shit. Every time my A/C compressor clicks on while I'm driving, I can tell; I drive a manual, and if I'm paying enough attention, I can tell especially if revs are low (ie 2k).

    this could be a sign that you're a ricer...

  12. Re:No more freon in cars by donscarletti · · Score: 4, Funny
    I never thought I would ever see a single comment that both mentions a Texan's two Chevy trucks and contains useful technical information about refrigirative gasses.

    I have been proven wrong by slashdot once again.

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