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They did what GM deemed 'impossible'

Physics students: They came up with an environmentally friendly, economical air conditioner
By Jessica Ravitz
The Salt Lake Tribune

BLUFFDALE - The code name, Space Beast, was one they came up with in the wee hours of the night.

Tyler Lyon, Daniel Winegar and Chad Thornley were overtired and giddy as they tackled a science fair project. Their idea: Eliminate the use of Freon in automobile air-conditioning systems by relying on the Peltier effect - of course.

“We aren’t planning our lives around making air conditioners,” Lyon explained. “We wanted to do something to help the environment and the economy.”

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