Humidity sucks. Transaera has a new way to deal with it
The startup's core technology is a proprietary material that absorbs moisture from the air, allowing air conditioning to cool buildings more efficiently.
“It’s not the heat that gets you, it’s the humidity,” said a dad, somewhere.
His kids might be rolling their eyes, especially if they’ve spent any time in the desert Southwest during the summer, but their dad is at least partly correct: Not only does high humidity make people less comfortable, it also strains air conditioning units. Half of the energy used to power a typical air conditioner is spent on removing moisture from the air.
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