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Air-Conditioning Discovery Eliminates Harmful Gases (www.scientificamerican.com)

submitted 2 years ago by LollerCorleone@kbin.social to c/technology@kbin.social

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Heat pumps are ubiquitous in the form of air conditioners. Scientists just invented one that avoids harmful refrigerant gases

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[–] smallaubergine@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Sounds great but also sounds like one of those technologies that works in a lab but may not scale up to mass production. Let us know if it can be made cheaply on a large scale

[–] LollerCorleone@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah, this won't mean anything unless it can be mass produced

[–] ripcord@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Let us know if it can be made cheaply on a large scale

Will do