by NIST Your refrigerator’s humming, electricity-guzzling cooling system could soon be a lot smaller, quieter and more economical thanks to an exotic metal alloy discovered by an international collaboration working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’s Center for Neutron Research (NCNR).* The alloy may prove to be a long-sought material that will [...]
Refrigeration Problems: a Magnetically Attractive Solution