Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Making cold out of hot is easier than one might think

"A group of students last year at San Jose State University built a solar-powered ice maker with $100 worth of plumbing and a four-by-eight-foot (1.2-by-2.4-meter) sheet of reflecting steel. No moving parts, no electricity but give it a couple hours of sunshine and it can make a large bag of ice."

Check it out at: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=solar-refrigeration

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