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

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

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

    Free peltier with rebate.
    *informative, stupid*

  5. 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.

  6. 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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