磁制冷技术可能为传统制冷技术提供一种新的替代方案。在达姆施塔特的一家超市里，一家德国初创公司正在测试一种无需传统制冷剂的系统，该系统改用磁铁、水和特殊金属合金进行冷却。
Magnetic cooling could offer a new alternative to conventional refrigeration technology. At a supermarket in Darmstadt, a German startup is testing a system that cools without traditional refrigerants, using magnets, water and special metal alloys instead.
随着零售商和工业界在减少能源消耗和排放方面面临越来越大的压力，这项技术应运而生。制冷系统是食品零售业中最大的能源消耗源之一，而从超市到数据中心和医疗技术等各个领域对可持续制冷解决方案的需求也在不断增长。
The technology comes as retailers and industry face growing pressure to reduce energy consumption and emissions. Cooling systems are among the biggest energy users in food retail, while demand for sustainable cooling solutions is rising across sectors ranging from supermarkets to data centers and medical technology.
随着扩大生产和拓展新市场的计划，该公司正瞄准快速增长的全球制冷行业份额。磁制冷技术能否与成熟的制冷系统竞争，其影响可能远不止于超市货架。
With plans to scale up production and expand into new markets, the company is targeting a share of the fast-growing global cooling industry. Whether magnetic cooling can compete with established refrigeration systems may have implications far beyond the supermarket aisle.