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Researchers make breakthrough with cost-effective heat pump concoction: 'Instead of a single refrigerant, we use a blend'...
A heat pump prototype coming out of Switzerland looks like a nest of pipes, valves, and gauges. But efficiency trumps aesthetics for this contraption. And thanks to an ingenious blend of refrigerants, the research team has improved performance by up to …