#1651Chemistry & Material ScienceFront Page21 January 2026
Barocaloric Refrigeration: High-Efficiency Cooling via Aqueous Dissolution
Researchers have demonstrated a massive 26.8 K temperature drop using ammonium thiocyanate solutions. This method bypasses the thermal inefficiencies of solid-state cooling by utilising a pressure-driven dissolution process in liquid.
By Zhang, Liu, Gao, Zhang, Wang, Li, Fan, Ding, Guan, Kawaguchi, Du, Zhang, Su, Li, Jiang, Li, Jia, Wang, Lin, Zhu, Tong, Qian, Li, Zhang, Li
