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A team of scientists led by Graeme Blake, assistant professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Groningen (the Netherlands), has been researching a more energy-efficient cooling method called magnetocaloric cooling. The research is published in the journal Nature Communications.

This method involves using materials that will heat up when they are exposed to a magnetic field. The heat is then transferred to a "heat sink," which leaves the material—and its surroundings—colder once the magnetic field is removed. The method not only consumes less energy, but also eliminates the need for refrigerant gases, which have a strong greenhouse effect.