Supermarket Coolers Use Formula One Racing Technology to Reduce Energy Loss

A company known for speeding Formula 1 race cars around a track, is slowing the spin on electric moters, saving money and reducing the carbon footprint of supermarkets.

Williams Advanced Engineering, the innovation division of Williams F1, adapted a design by Aerofoil Energy that uses simple plastic strips — and the complicated physics of fluid dynamics — to throttle down the cold air escaping from refrigerated aisles in grocery stores.

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