Calorics 2024, Cambridge

The Calorics 2024 conference took place in the historic city of Cambridge (UK), at the Møller Institute in Churchill College. This event brought together leading experts, researchers, and industry professionals to exchange ideas and insights on the latest advancements in caloric materials and heat-pump technologies.

The presentations highlighted the recent development in  magnetocaloric, electrocaloric, elastocaloric, and barocaloric materials, as well as their potential integration in (multi)caloric devices such as heat pumps and active regenerators.

The LAHDE’s contribution to the conference was Prof. Andrej Kitanovski’s presentation: »Challenges, opportunities, and future roadmap for energy applications of magnetocaloric materials«.

One of the standout moments of the conference was the demonstration of a refrigerator utilizing the barocaloric effect to efficiently pump heat, presented by Xavier Moya. Its cooling power was impressive enough to chill beers to the perfect temperature, which were then served to attendees after the presentations. We cannot wait for the day when we can have solid-state refrigerators in our own homes.

Attending the Calorics 2024 conference was an exceptional experience, offering invaluable opportunities for learning and collaboration, encompassed by the engaging discussions with fellow attendees. The wide range of presentation topics provided deep insights into the latest caloric materials and technologies.

We are excited to attend and present our research at the upcoming Calorics conference. We can’t wait to see how the field will develop in the future.