Our #DoctoralCandidate Kenneth shows us the #elastocaloric effect using a prototype piece of equipment that precisely stretches rubber bands, measures the force it took to stretch it, and repeat that cycle many times. When paired with a thermal camera, we can measure the temperature change 🎥🌡️

Inside The Heart Of The Magnetocaloric Heat Pump - CleanTechnica Researchers at Ames National Laboratory are have reportedly cracked the code for refrigerant-free magnetocaloric heat pump of the future.

The magnetocaloric solution to the heat pump refrigerant problem

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