Why can’t anyone reduce an air conditioner or refrigerator down to truly portable size?

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There seems to be a lower size limit for conventional, compressor-based refrigeration. The result is that portable cooling devices are always simple fans, or at best, evaporative cooling units. What prevents conventional refrigeration and air conditioning from working at sizes much smaller than a dorm refrigerator?

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Because much smaller than a dorm refrigerator wouldn’t be able to hold many things. No one is going to build a fridge to hold a single can of beer, or even just a six pack.

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