UT Dallas researchers create fridges with a twist
January 24, 2020

By twisting small fibers, a new device produces changes in temperature. Years from now, it could change the way we cool things down. – Dallas scientists have developed a fundamentally new approach to cooling things down — by understanding that twisting and untwisting fibers can result in temperature changes. For example, as a thin rubber strand is twisted tightly, the strand gets quite hot. As the rubber untwists, it cools. Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas affixed fibers