20.06.2010 17:35 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Researchers develop air conditioning that's 90 percent more efficient, bone chilling

Everybody loves maxing out in the sweet chill of their air conditioning in the hot summer months, but it's inefficient, expensive, and extremely unfriendly to the environment. The good news today, however, is that researchers have developed an air conditioning system that could be up to 90 percent more efficient than standard setups. How so, you ask? The new tech, called DEVap, uses liquid desiccants to dehumidify the cooled air, as opposed to traditional air conditioning which actually adds humidity to the air, decreasing efficiency. Additionally, DEVap uses salt solutions in place of environmentally naughty refrigerants, CFCs, and HCFCs --

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