Pascal unveils sponge-like material it says could make heat pumps 20% more efficient

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Refrigerants startup Pascal has developed a new approach to heat pump and cooling technology. The design relies on a sponge-like material. The company claims the approach could be about 20% more efficient than existing systems. The announcement comes as the decades-old heat pump technology is being revisited for improvement. Further details on commercial timelines were not provided in the source article.

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