| The traditional refrigerator has been around for many | | | | Thermoelectric technology could also be used to |
| years, helping homeowners to keep their leftovers | | | | reduce the wasted heat that traditional refrigerators |
| tasting fresh and their favorite drinks cold and | | | | and freezers produced. As any homeowner can |
| delicious. The technology behind these important | | | | attest, current refrigeration technology produces lots |
| kitchen appliances has not changed significantly for | | | | of heat, which is dissipated to the rear of the unit. |
| some time, with most refrigerators on the market | | | | Thermoelectric refrigeration units could reduce this |
| using a cycle of evaporation and condensation to | | | | wasted heat, resulting in a more energy efficient |
| keep those cold foods cold. | | | | appliance and lower heating bills for everyone. |
| New research and new materials, however, promise | | | | The nature of the thermoelectric refrigerator is also |
| to change the refrigerator for all of us, making those | | | | expected to result in a smaller and slimmer appliance, |
| large, loud and space stealing appliances a thing of | | | | certainly an important consideration for many |
| the past. Researchers are hopeful that thermoelectric | | | | homeowners. With the bulky condensers of traditional |
| refrigerators will radically change the industry, | | | | refrigerators replaced with more efficient materials, |
| providing quieter, smaller and more efficient | | | | the size of the unit can shrink, allowing the |
| appliances for everyone to enjoy. | | | | refrigerator to fit in well in even the smallest kitchen. |
| The thermoelectric materials used to make these | | | | Those in need of a new refrigerator would be well |
| new generation refrigerators use an electrical current | | | | served to keep their eyes and ears open to this |
| to change their temperature. The temperature of the | | | | exciting new technology. Thermoelectric refrigeration |
| refrigerator is changed as an electric current is | | | | and related technologies are expected to remake the |
| passed through it. This new technology may | | | | home appliance industry in the years to come. This |
| eventually replace the old fashioned condensers that | | | | great new technology makes for a very interesting |
| power most refrigerators today. | | | | and enlightening refrigerator shopping experience. |