There was a time when making a cloud chamber with dry ice and alcohol was one of those ‘rite of passage’ type science projects every nerdy child did. That time may or may not be passed, but we doubt ...

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I'm considering building a reasonably large peltier-based cooler for camping purposes. Has anyone messed around with these? I'm considering using either 2" or 4" of blue foamboard insulation (R10 or ...

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The Peltier USB Can Cooler/Heater will make drinks frosty or toasty, and hold onto them as well. You would think this feature would come standard, but sadly very few are actually functional cup ...

The Peltier chip (TEC chip) is a thermo-element that utilizes the Peltier effect to implement a heat pump. It has two plates — one cold and the other hot. Between the plates, there are several ...

Yes, the image above is exactly what it looks like: a wrist-worn personal Peltier cooler that, by virtue of being dozens of times more effective than air conditioning at making you feel comfortably ...

Huh, that's really interesting. Would be great for desert camping. Bright hot sun/outside during the day, but when it cools off sufficiently at night then with enough high R insulation food should ...