3D Printed Einstein-Szilard Refrigerator Cools With Fire

submitted by technocrit to science 59 points | 0 comments https://hackaday.com/2026/10/31/3d-printed-einstein-szilard-refrigerator-cools-with-fire/ They may not deliver the highest efficiency, but absorption refrigerators have earned a persistent place in camper vans and industrial plants thanks to a few distinct advantages: they can operate using waste heat alone as an energy source, and they can be quite reliable due to their lack of moving parts. It can be a bit hard to understand their working principles, though, which is why Ben Krasnow built a transparent Einstein-Szilard refrigerator.

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