Comment on While refrigerators and air conditioners still rely on gases that can leak, a Cambridge startup raises $10 million to create refrigeration with plastic crystals that cool when squeezed.

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AudaciousArmadillo@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

I assume this will work just like any heat pump/fridge. Best case the crystals form a suspension in a liquid like water. Than you just pressurize the water on the hot part and release it in the cold part of the system.

In the end its more about lifetime and costs than anything else. Not sure if anything can beat gasses in that.

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