Comments on: Einstein’s Green Refrigerator May Be Poised for a Comeback http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/22/einsteins-green-refrigerator-may-be-poised-for-a-comeback/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day\'s most compelling topics. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:16:34 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Doug http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/22/einsteins-green-refrigerator-may-be-poised-for-a-comeback/comment-page-1/#comment-7838 Doug Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:40:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/22/einsteins-green-refrigerator-may-be-poised-for-a-comeback/#comment-7838 No need to re-invent. These refrigerators are commonplace but in the units commercially manufactured today, they often use hydrogen as the teriary component rather than butate. If you look at most recreational vehicles and campers, this is what they use. Oh, they are not more efficient than vapor compression cycles so don't believe the planet will be saved by their proliferation. No need to re-invent. These refrigerators are commonplace but in the units commercially manufactured today, they often use hydrogen as the teriary component rather than butate. If you look at most recreational vehicles and campers, this is what they use.

Oh, they are not more efficient than vapor compression cycles so don’t believe the planet will be saved by their proliferation.

]]> By: Nomsta http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/22/einsteins-green-refrigerator-may-be-poised-for-a-comeback/comment-page-1/#comment-7810 Nomsta Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:44:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/22/einsteins-green-refrigerator-may-be-poised-for-a-comeback/#comment-7810 Any green technologies to better what we current have... I am two thumbs, two hands and everything up! Happy to hear of the Einstein fridge! Any green technologies to better what we current have… I am two thumbs, two hands and everything up!

Happy to hear of the Einstein fridge!

]]> By: Jef http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/22/einsteins-green-refrigerator-may-be-poised-for-a-comeback/comment-page-1/#comment-7790 Jef Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:29:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2008/09/22/einsteins-green-refrigerator-may-be-poised-for-a-comeback/#comment-7790 I never thought I'd hear of a solar powered refrigerator. This is (potentially) awesome. Ammonia and butane are probably much cheaper than gadolinium; and if the solar mechanism is efficient and cheap it could be a great thing for the developing world. The magnet one is also exciting for the developed world (places where the power doesn't usually go out) since it doesn't use greenhouse gasses. I never thought I’d hear of a solar powered refrigerator. This is (potentially) awesome. Ammonia and butane are probably much cheaper than gadolinium; and if the solar mechanism is efficient and cheap it could be a great thing for the developing world. The magnet one is also exciting for the developed world (places where the power doesn’t usually go out) since it doesn’t use greenhouse gasses.

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