Ancient Egyptian ‘air conditioning’ could help cool modern buildings

Photo caption: Researchers are looking for ways to optimize a millennia-old cooling technique for today’s warming world. Photo credit: Washington State University. Article by Andrew Paul. Popular Science – August 22, 2023.

While the planet continues to endure scorching, unprecedented temperatures, a 60-square-foot shipping container is serving as a testing ground for passive, sustainable cooling solutions. As detailed in a new study published in the research journal Energies, an engineering team at Washington State University is utilizing the space to find and improve upon ancient cooling methods that don’t generate any forms of greenhouse gas—including water evaporation atop repurposed wind towers. […]

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