The big quantum chill: NIST scientists modify common lab refrigerator to cool faster with less energy

Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA, have enhanced a refrigerator to drastically cut cooling times and energy use in quantum research.
Hannover Messe: Elastocaloric cooling – Refrigerator cools by flexing artificial muscles

A revolutionary refrigeration technology utilising nitinol-based artificial muscles promises unprecedented energy efficiency and sustainability, developed by Saarland University researchers.