Scientists are using the cold of outer space to rethink air conditioning

Published August 5, 2019

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An article on Quartz about how scientists are using the cold of outer space to rethink air conditioning mentions a study published today in which  a team of UB electrical engineers have designed a new system that can help cool buildings in crowded metropolitan areas without consuming electricity.

The study, published in n the journal Nature Sustainability and co-authored by associate professor Qiaoqiang Gan, suggests that radiative cooling could one day be its own, electricity-free system.

Read the story here.