Cooling Content

Can Vines Speed Urban Cooling?

Katherine E Kerlin — April 21, 2022 - 12:06pm

Perhaps trees aren’t the only green solution when it comes to cooling urban spaces and reducing energy costs. Honeysuckle, Virginia creeper, pink trumpet and other vines could be a fast-growing substitute in climate-smart cities of the future. Researchers from �ٺ��Ƶ are studying how vines may provide cooling and shade in Western states in less time than it takes a tree to grow tall.

�ٺ��Ƶ Researchers Develop Ice Cube That Doesn’t Melt or Grow Mold

Amy M Quinton — November 22, 2021 - 8:00am

�ٺ��Ƶ researchers have developed new "jelly ice cubes" that are reusable, flexible, compostable, won't melt and prevent cross-contamination.

Becoming Arizona: Cooling Sacramento

Tristan Peery — January 15, 2020 - 3:48pm

This article is the fourth in a series that will discuss Sacramento’s hotter future, and what we can do now to be ready for it.

Extremely hot places like Phoenix, Arizona, live and die by air conditioning. As both population and temperatures rise in Sacramento over the coming decades, the region will face a greater demand for cooling both day and night, as Sacramento is one of many cities also experiencing a trend of rising nighttime temperatures.

Keeping Cows Cool With Less Water and Energy

Katherine E Kerlin — September 06, 2017 - 1:34pm

Innovative cooling technologies tested on dairy cows at the University of California, Davis, are addressing the long-standing challenge of keeping dairy cows cool in heat-stressed California.

Scientists Test Solutions for Energy-Efficient Grow Houses

Katherine E Kerlin — December 21, 2016 - 3:58pm

If Colorado’s experience is any indication, energy use is expected to spike with the recent legalization of recreational marijuana in California, much as it did when data centers sprang up throughout the state.