New Air-Conditioner Absorbs Solar Energy and Blasts Radiation Into Space

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By Chelsea Gohd
Nov 9, 2018 11:00 PMMay 17, 2019 8:28 PM
This device works to both heat and cool the area around it without fossil fuels. (Credit: Linda Cicero, Stanford News)
This new, developing device works to both heat and cool the area around it without fossil fuels. (Credit: Linda Cicero, Stanford News)

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As people search for solutions to the climate change crisis on Earth, scientists are working to create renewable energy sources as alternatives to fossil fuels. Now, scientists at Stanford University hope to offer a new solution as they are developing a single device that collects solar energy and shoots radiation out into space – acting as both a heater and air conditioner.

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