positiveSYS.SOURCE: TechCrunch• 2026-10-21T13:30:00Z

Pascal Advances 170-Year-Old Heat Pump Technology with Solid-State Refrigerant Innovation

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Pascal, a startup founded by Harvard researchers, has developed a novel heat pump technology using solid-state refrigerants that achieves 20% greater efficiency than existing models. The company raised $8.5 million to commercialize the innovation, which uses carbon dioxide in a porous material to eliminate environmental risks while improving thermal transfer efficiency.

Refrigerants startup Pascal has a new take on heat pump and cooling tech using a sponge-like material that promises to be 20% more efficient.

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