Kawanami, TsuyoshiVuarnoz, Didier2016-02-072016-02-072016-02-072015https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/123286The majority of cooling systems are based upon vapor-compression refrigeration technology. Its principle has been unchanged for more than a century. Miniaturization and competitiveness have been gained, but there’s still a need of alternative technologies, which can operate with better efficiency, lower energy consumption and better environmental safety. One of the most promising alternatives to a conventional vapor compression system is magnetic refrigeration. In this article, an overview of the current state of development of a room-temperature magnetic heat pump is reported.magneto-caloric effectmagnetic refrigerationmagnetic heat pumptext::journal::journal article::research article