December 1st, 2005

The Self-Refridgerating Can

By Chief Gadgeteer, Gizmos for Geeks
Contributing Writer, RealTechNews

This is wicked cool ;-) A self-cooling can. The I.C. Can was invented by Tempra Technology and Crown Holdings. The I.C. Can is approximately 500ml large and holds 300ml of liquid and can cool down the contained beverage by 30° Fahrenheit in just about 3 minutes. The liquid inside stays at whatever the external temperature is, until the seal between the 2 internal compartments is broken by twisting the bottom of the can. Once the seal is broken, the natural desiccant within the vacuum draws the heat from the beverage through the evaporator in the top compartment and is absorbed into the insulated heat-sink container in the bottom.

Read the entire article over at GizmosForGeeks.com.

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