Device passively registers temperature, switches from heating to cooling

Enlarge / The shape-changing material in the process of unrolling in response to a change in temperature. (credit: Zhang et. al.) Recent heatwaves have struck areas like Northern Europe and the Pacific Northwest that have traditionally gotten by without much air conditioning. As people in those regions adjust to the new reality, we’ll likely see […]

Flight Attendants Push for Regulations on Cabin Temperature

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Choose Your Destination Based on the Temperature With Norwegian’s New Route Map

This Tool Let’s You Choose Your Next Destination Based on Temperature Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site […]

Nest’s Temperature Sensor is now available for $39

Don’t worry if you missed out on pre-ordering Nest’s Temperature Sensor last month — it’s now available for purchase, and you can even get it straight from the company’s website or from the Google Store. The puck-shaped device works in tandem with Nest’s latest Learning Thermostat or its simpler and more affordable Thermostat E. In […]

How to sleep: Make sure your room is this temperature to ensure a peaceful night’s slumber

HOW TO SLEEP: Getting enough shut eye on a night can be difficult, particularly when we’re in-between winter and summer, where evening’s are either too cold or too hot. But making sure your room is a certain temperature before your slumber can help you get a peaceful rest.

Boiler central heating: What temperature should a house be? Should you turn yours up?

Your boiler will be working overtime during the winter chill, but what temperature should you set your central heating to when it’s cold? The ideal temperature for your house is 21 degrees Celsius, according to a government study. However, the average temperature of a UK home is set to be 17.7 degrees Celsius, which is […]

Device provides years of power through temperature swings

Eventually, you might not need a battery or a conspicuous external power source to keep a device running for years on end. A team at MIT has created a device that produces energy by exploiting the temperature swings that occur between day and night. Known as a thermal resonator, it uses a hybrid of materials […]

I tried The North Face’s new jacket that’s supposed to regulate your body temperature through tiny, laser-cut vents

The Insider Picks team writes about stuff we think you’ll like. Business Insider has affiliate partnerships, so we get a share of the revenue from your purchase. The North Face A common problem with outdoor gear is that what is a comfortable warmth at rest is not the same as when the wearer is active. […]

Boston Hotel Offering Rates as Low as the Temperature

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