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Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday July 20, 2005 @11:47PM from the stay-frosty dept.

Carl Youngblood writes "Two recent Utah high school graduates won the first-ever Ricoh Sustainable Development Award for inventing a better car air conditioner based on the Peltier effect. The peltier chips used in the device are more energy-efficient, last between 20 and 30 years, are solid-state, and don't harm the environment with ozone-depleting freon like today's car air conditioners."

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/.ed (Score:3, Funny)

by GoogolPlexPlex ( 412555 ) writes: on Wednesday July 20, 2005 @11:48PM (#13120679)

I wish they had built a better server.

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Frigidaire got to them... (Score:5, Funny)

by aapold ( 753705 ) writes: on Wednesday July 20, 2005 @11:50PM (#13120694) Homepage Journal

Frigidaire got to them. Don't mess with the cooling conglomerates...

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sweet! (Score:2, Funny)

by sams2100 ( 237327 ) writes: on Wednesday July 20, 2005 @11:50PM (#13120695)

I can now overclock while I drive!

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Re:Peltiers (Score:4, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday July 20, 2005 @11:54PM (#13120733)

not so sure 400% is possible, captain science....

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Re:Peltiers (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Wednesday July 20, 2005 @11:59PM (#13120772)

Too bad the car manufacturers can't put that extra efficiency back into the entire car. It would be great to turn on the a/c and get better gas mileage.

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Re:Peltiers (Score:2, Funny)

by groman ( 535485 ) writes: <slashdot@carrietech.com> on Thursday July 21, 2005 @12:00AM (#13120780) Homepage

I've never seen one with efficiencies greater than 100%.

Oh, you haven't!? It's right here, next to my Orgone generator and universal translator.

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Re:No more freon in cars (Score:1, Funny)

by akhomerun ( 893103 ) writes: on Thursday July 21, 2005 @12:09AM (#13120826)

how do you know this much about CAR AIR CONDITIONERS?

i thought people on /. were just linux and computer geeks!

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Re:No more freon in cars (Score:2, Funny)

by majikenny ( 827364 ) writes: on Thursday July 21, 2005 @12:58AM (#13121098)

nah, people here are just geeks in general. Thus mechanical engineers arent entirely out of the allowed crowd, just not the main group. now if he was in marketing or something, that'd be a little wierd. but engineers are just as geeky/nerdy as you crazy computer foklks.

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fRe:e peltier with rebate (Score:3, Funny)

by arbitraryaardvark ( 845916 ) writes: <gtbear@gma[ ]com ['il.' in gap]> on Thursday July 21, 2005 @01:00AM (#13121106) Homepage Journal

Free peltier [freepeltier.org] with rebate.
*informative, stupid*

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Re:Freon isn't used in new cars! (Score:5, Funny)

by Hugonz ( 20064 ) writes: <hugonzNO@SPAMgmail.com> on Thursday July 21, 2005 @01:13AM (#13121166) Homepage

In addition to being a MCSE, A+, etc. certified geek
Syntax error.

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Re:"can't tell"? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Thursday July 21, 2005 @01:29AM (#13121246)

No one notices a few Kilowatts disappearing. Except ricers.
I'm sorry, but you're completely full of shit. Every time my A/C compressor clicks on while I'm driving, I can tell; I drive a manual, and if I'm paying enough attention, I can tell especially if revs are low (ie 2k).

this could be a sign that you're a ricer...

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Re:Frigidaire got to them... (Score:5, Funny)

by MrNonchalant ( 767683 ) writes: on Thursday July 21, 2005 @01:37AM (#13121286)

...they'll put you on ice.

Ka-ching!

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Re:No more freon in cars (Score:5, Funny)

by donscarletti ( 569232 ) writes: on Thursday July 21, 2005 @05:55AM (#13122393)

I never thought I would ever see a single comment that both mentions a Texan's two Chevy trucks and contains useful technical information about refrigirative gasses.
I have been proven wrong by slashdot once again.

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