Name: A mobile fridge for vaccines
Uploaded: 2008-06-23T01:00:00Z
Duration: 3 min 17 s
Description: Adam Grosser talks about a project to build a refrigerator that works without electricity -- to bring the vital tool to villages and clinics worldwide. Tweaking some old technology, he's come up with a system that works.

Adam Grosser talks about a project to build a refrigerator that works without electricity -- to bring the vital tool to villages and clinics worldwide. Tweaking some old technology, he's come up with a system that works.

Adam Grosser: A mobile fridge for vaccines

A mobile fridge for vaccines

Innovation breathes life into the 1858 Intermittent Absorption Refrigerator, promising accessible cooling without electricity.

Revolutionary refrigeration design marries nontoxic materials and low pressure, making 24-hour cooling on a single fire feasible.

An affordable, low-tech fridge prototype could change lives, offering preservation of vaccines and food in electricity-scarce areas.