Air conditioning is the science of heat transfer and the chemistry of refrigerants. To beat the summer heat, we turn to air conditioning. But that sweet, cool relief isn’t magic: it’s the science of ...

Laboratory Technical Project Manager Gianmarco Chumbe has been part of the CNET Home team since 2018. He is in charge of developing and carrying out testing procedures for a wide variety of home ...

Switch to solar with a system built for you. In the summer, both air conditioning (AC) demand and solar energy generation are at their peak — so what happens when you pair the two? “Any electrical ...

Air source heat pumps have been around for some time and they’re growing in popularity. These units can be used to provide both heating in the winter months and cooling in the summer. Visually, they ...

Johanna Mathieu works for the University of Michigan. She has received funding from the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, ARPA-E, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. She is affiliated ...