Heat pump tech is 170 years old. Pascal thinks it’s time for an update.

TechCrunch | 21.10.2026 20:30
When the experimental results came back, they puzzled Adam Slavney and Jinyoung Seo. They had been testing a new class of materials for more efficient refrigerators, air conditioners, and heat pumps, a mission that the cooling appliance industry has been on for eons. The measurements for the materials that the team was testing shouldn’t have been different, but they were.