It’s hard to keep a spacecraft cool, but ongoing research on the International Space Station might yield a solution. AP Photo/Eric Gay September 14, 2023 Heating and cooling space habitats isn’t easy – one engineering team is developing a lighter, more efficient solution Issam Mudawar, Purdue University You can’t bring your AC to space, unfortunately, but innovative flow boiling and condensation research might lead to lighter, more efficient heating and cooling on spacecraft.
Shutterstock March 18, 2021 Curious Kids: how do freezers work? Stephen G Bosi, University of New England Freezers use a evaporation and condensation to pump heat out of the fridge and into the kitchen.
They may look comfy to sit on but you’d plummet through and hit the ground. Sam Schooler/Unsplash May 28, 2020 What would it feel like to touch a cloud? Katja Friedrich, University of Colorado Boulder You might have already felt what it would be like inside a cloud made of condensed water vapor.