Before the widespread use of air conditioning, and for a long time afterwards, most Tucson homes were topped with evaporative coolers, commonly called “swamp coolers” because they chill the dry desert ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a duct system that would allow a swamp cooler to operate more efficiently to keep a home cool and reduce energy bills," said an inventor, ...

It’s a scorching 95 degrees in northern Minnesota, and I’m testing my DIY skills by building a homemade swamp cooler in a Walmart parking lot to see if it can actually cool down my camper. Between ...

There's never been a car quite like the Volkswagen Beetle. It's the most mass-produced car sold before the Toyota Corolla, with over 21 million made over its 65-year lifespan (even with a pause in ...

According to the Department of Energy, an evaporative cooler running in low humidity can reduce the ambient temperature by 5 to 15 degrees. (Getty Images) In late May in Albuquerque, as the ...

In late May in Albuquerque, as the temperature in Derek Villanueva’s classroom hovered around 80 degrees, he looked out at a sea of flushed, sleepy high-schoolers. His school’s cooling system wasn’t ...

Since graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976, Nancy Nangeroni’s engineering work has encompassed a variety of projects from loudspeaker designs to lines of answering ...

Homeowners across the nation survived record heat at the end of June, the first real heatwave of the summer season. As temperatures soar, keeping your home cool will likely be a top priority. One ...

Aerodynamics plays an important role in a vehicle's handling, especially when a vehicle is at speed. The faster a car goes, the more air interacts with elements like the bodywork, front and rear wings ...