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The widespread need to pump heat necessitates improvements that will increase energy efficiency and, more generally, reduce environmental impact. As discussed at the recent Calorics 2022 Conference, heat-pump devices based on caloric materials offer an intriguing alternative to gas combustion and vapor compression.
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Calorics 2022 was supported by the European Research Council Starting (Grant No. 680032). X. M. is grateful for support provided by the Royal Society.
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Moya, X., Mathur, N.D. A hot future for cool materials. Front. Energy 17, 447–449 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11708-022-0854-4
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