Interesting idea! Solid-state air-conditioning.

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PhysOrg: Quick-cooking nanomaterials in microwave to make tomorrow's air conditioners

I have long-time dream of developing a Microwave freezer. In theory, the physics are relatively "simple".

A microwave oven works by causing the atoms to become hot i.e. vibrate by hitting them with [microwave] radiation. But in principle, if you have a radiation

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[houseboatonstyx]

Make a unit that does both, and name it for Maxwell's Demon?

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Obviously. That WOULD be cool (or hot!).

The variant frequency radiation source would likely be much more expensive than those in existing microwave ovens. But if you're already building/buying the freezer, then you might as well. It would be interesting to check how a variable-frequency source would affect cooking in the microwave, as opposed to today's "nuking".

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