The basic principle of physics that explains heat pump technology has been in use for centuries. The ancient Chinese used the geothermal power of natural hot springs to heat their homes. However, ...

This article was originally featured in Knowable. It was an engineering problem that had bugged Zhibin Yu for years — but now he had the perfect chance to fix it. Stuck at home during the first UK ...

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

What's the difference between warm air and cool air? In fact, what does “temperature” even mean? It's stranger than you think. At a basic level, if you increase the temperature of air, you increase ...

Air source heat pumps have been around for some time and they’re growing in popularity. These units can be used to provide both heating in the winter months and cooling in the summer. Visually, they ...

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The highly efficient devices are the darlings of the environmental movement. Here’s why. By Hilary Howard Heat pumps, which both warm and cool buildings and are powered by electricity, have been ...

A few years ago, retired Maine couple George and Cathy Hardy installed their first heat pump inside their 1930s Cape-style house. Then they installed two more -- completely replacing their entire ...

A heat pump heats and cools your home, functioning like a combined furnace and central air conditioner. Because they absorb and move heat from the air, heat pumps are exceptionally energy-efficient ...

Heat pumps date back to the 1850s and are more energy efficient than furnaces or boilers. Image: Schon via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Heat pumps could help address climate change and save you money. Here’s how they work. MIT Technology Review Explains: Let our writers untangle the complex, messy world of technology to help you ...

Heat pumps are effectively a fridge in reverse, they use electricity to extract heat from the ground, air or even water. Most homes would use an air source heat pump, which sits on the outside of a ...