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Our Sustainable Future

Jessica Leff — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 16:43:08 +0000

The Wyss Institute is developing sustainable materials and devices to ensure a bright future and a healthy planet for future generations to inherit. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard…

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Sustainable cooling technology heats up

Mariel Schoen — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 21:01:23 +0000

As average global temperatures continue to climb, the market for air conditioning is too: it’s estimated that worldwide demand for air conditioning will triple by 2050. If all those extra A/C units will use today’s standard, decades-old vapor compression technology, it could spell disaster for the planet. Not only does vapor compression consume massive amounts of electricity (increasing the…

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Vesma – Refrigerant-Free, Eco-Friendly Cooling for All Climates

Jessica Leff — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:45:27 +0000

An interdisciplinary team from the Wyss Institute, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and Harvard Graduate School of Design is continuing to advance global climate solutions for building cooling. By combining the evaporative cooling technology, cSNAP, and vacuum membrane dehumidification, the team has developed a refrigerant-free, eco-friendly cooling solution suitable for all…

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cSNAP: Eco-Friendly Air Conditioning

admin — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:03:55 +0000

As average global temperatures steadily climb, the worldwide demand for air conditioning is expected to triple by 2050. Conventional air conditioners, while cheap to manufacture, still rely on inefficient mechanical vapor compression methods developed almost a century ago to cool and dehumidify air, making them one of the largest consumers of energy in industrialized countries.

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Harvard’s Wyss Institute and Collaborative Fund cofound research lab to fund technology to combat climate change

Jessica Leff — Tue, 23 May 2023 12:55:53 +0000

(BOSTON) — Collaborative Fund and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University are joining forces to launch a research and innovation alliance focused on new, sustainable materials to fight climate change. Collaborative Fund, a New York-based venture fund, is a leading source of capital and strategic support for entrepreneurs, businesses, and protocols pushing the…

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cSNAP: Reimagining Cooling

Jessica Leff — Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:35:34 +0000

We are reimagining air-conditioners to meet increasing global cooling demand while combatting climate change. Our novel evaporative cooling technology, cSNAP, uses advanced materials science and design to make affordable, environmentally-positive eco-friendly air conditioners that work in most climates without the use of synthetic refrigerants. Credit: Wyss Institute at Harvard University…

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Metalmark launches to make clean air affordable for all

Mariel Schoen — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 12:58:10 +0000

By Lindsay Brownell (BOSTON) — The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) announced today that startup company Metalmark has licensed their catalytic nanoarchitecture technology, and plans to develop it into a proprietary air purification system for effectively removing…

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Cooler catalytic converters: Cleaner air for all

Jessica Leff — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 14:45:54 +0000

Part of the Wyss Institute’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day By Lindsay Brownell As the lives of millions of people worldwide were disrupted by social distancing measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020, an unexpected piece of good news surfaced: levels of air pollution in major cities had dropped by up to 50% due to the global reduction in traveling…

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Earth Day at 50: The past, present, and future of sustainability

Jessica Leff — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 14:45:36 +0000

By Lindsay Brownell Today marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, when 20 million Americans protested in response to an environment in crisis: repeated oil spills were poisoning coastlines, heavy smog choked major cities, and some rivers were so polluted they literally caught fire. The first Earth Day of 1970 is credited with launching a wave of groundbreaking environmental laws in the United…

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cSNAP: Air conditioning that cools people and the planet

Jessica Leff — Wed, 22 Apr 2020 14:45:30 +0000

Part of the Wyss Institute’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of Earth Day By Lindsay Brownell It is a truth universally acknowledged that the Earth’s average temperature is rising – nine of the ten warmest years ever recorded in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s 140-year tracking history have occurred since 2005.

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