News tagged with air conditioner

Silver and white cars are cooler, says study

(PhysOrg.com) -- From an environment standpoint, silver and white cars are cool; black cars are not. Researchers at the Berkeley Lab Environmental Energy Technologies Division (EETD) say that the color of ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (8) | comments 26 | with audio podcast report

Study: Can we balance air conditioning, saving energy?

(PhysOrg.com) -- When it's 100-plus degrees outside, all you want to do is turn up the air conditioning inside. Because of all of this cooling, some government-mandated incentive programs are aimed at getting us to buy more ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Introducing the i-Cool Solar air conditioning for trucks

(PhysOrg.com) -- A solar-powered air conditioning system has been developed for use in trucks, and should be available commercially by early 2012. The "i-Cool Solar" system was the brainchild of companies ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 29, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 5 | with audio podcast report

Kinect's Israeli partner sees a remoteless world

(AP) -- Inon Beracha envisions a world where your movements control the gadgets and devices around you. There's no remote control to lose, no buttons to push. The air conditioner senses your presence and changes the temperature ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Sep 04, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

New Air Conditioner Conquers All Climates, Saves Up To 90% Energy

Ah, the cool, refreshing feel of air conditioning on a sweltering summer day. Ugh, the discomfort when those energy bills in July, August and September come due — $200, $400, $600 or more.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 22, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (39) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Keeping cool making Hong Kong hotter

As Hong Kong steams into summer, millions of air conditioners kick in to cool the sweltering city -- ensuring, scientists say, that the future will be even hotter.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 22, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

CO2 effects on plants increases global warming

Trees and other plants help keep the planet cool, but rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are turning down this global air conditioner. According to a new study by researchers at the Carnegie ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 03, 2010 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (24) | comments 61

UC Davis challenge produces a better air conditioner

The first certified winner of the UC Davis "Western Cooling Challenge" is Coolerado Corp. of Denver. Recent federal tests showed that their five-ton commercial rooftop unit should be able to air-condition a typical big-box ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Energy-saving method checks refrigerant level in air conditioners

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineers have developed a technique that saves energy and servicing costs by indicating when air conditioners are low on refrigerant, preventing the units from working overtime.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Air conditioning in cars cuts down microbes, particles: study

Air conditioning in cars cuts out more than 80 percent of germs, fungal spores and particles from outside air, providing a boon for people with respiratory problems or allergies, German scientists say.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 17, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0