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Helping people, for once: A refrigerator that doesn’t require electricity
CrunchGear —
... Someone decided to be clever and actually put technology to good use (as opposed to pouring endless amounts of money into developing bigger and bigger TVs), having developed a refrigerator of sorts that doesn’t require any electricity to operate. A team at Stanford, funded by a VC dude by the name of Adam Grosser, came up with a device that essentially works like a big hand warmer, but in reverse. As the device heats—put it over a fire, maybe—up it triggers some sort of coolant. ...
Zero Electricity Fridge Freezes With Fire [Fire Fridge]
Gizmodo —
... Details on the project are scarce, but we do know that these units would be relatively cheap to produce at around $50. That makes it ideal for delivering medicines and cold water to developing countries—not to mention a useful tool on a camping trip. [Esquire via ...
Hot device runs cold
Core77 —
... a thermos-sized device that contains a refrigerant that's triggered when the device is heated and left to cool. It then acts like a powerful cold pack, turning anything from a jug to a hole in the ground into a twenty-four-hour minifridge. ...
$25 Fridge Powered By Cooking Fire
Eco Geek Latest —
... ground. It gets colder and colder, bringing the temperature of the container to just above freezing, and keeping it that way for about 24 hours.
The low pressure, non-toxic refrigerator is also fairly affordable. At low volumes, Grosser estimates each unit will cost $40. At high volumes, the price for each will drop to $25. Esquire Magazine just named the fridge one of the best and brightest ideas of 2008. Refrigeration for the masses is now closer to reality.
Via Esquire, TED
