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Written By Steven Ashby, Ph.D., PNNL “It’s hot out there.” Those four words sum up many of our conversations this summer as we endured triple-digit temperatures and sought ways to beat the heat. At the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, researchers are working on technologies to help keep us cool, including two related to […]

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Written By Susan Bauer, PNNL It’s a dry heat! When you hear someone say that, they’re implying it’s easier to handle than heat combined with humidity. That’s certainly true of air conditioning (A/C) units. If the air is dry, they don’t have to work so hard and, therefore, don’t consume as much electricity. A new technology […]

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