November, 2010

Beer Fridge – A Case Study in Thermal Design. Part 1 – A Gift

November 26th, 2010

My boss, Roland, relocated from Germany to the UK a couple of years ago and has taken to life in England with alacrity. As a gift for the Mechanical Analysis product development department (Hampton Court) he bought a little fridge which has been busy ever since cooling the beer in it that everyone has been [...]

Multidirectional Mini Blower for Air-Flow Applications

November 23rd, 2010

Providing a solution for customized air-flow applications, JARO’s new JRB2235 series rotates at 8500 RPMs and produces a powerful 1.2 CFM of super-cooled air (with a static pressure of .122″ of H2O). Operating voltage is…read more

iPhone App for Data Center Managers

November 22nd, 2010

Raritan’s Power IQ® iPhone app helps data center and lab managers “on the go” quickly view real-time power load (watts and amps) and perform secure remote power control on any server or rack power distribution…read more

Gift Idea for the LED Lover

November 22nd, 2010

Using LED technology, the Eye Twirkle shirt by CuteCircuit features smart textiles and microcontrollers that know when to glow based on your movement. The shirt is available in cotton/Elastane with microfiber and crystal decoration. Get…read more

Board Level Air Velocity Sensor Protects Electronics from Overheating

November 22nd, 2010

Degree Controls, Inc. of Milford, N.H., has announced the F600 board level air velocity sensor for continuous monitoring of airflow in small locations. The revolutionary F600 airflow sensor has a small form factor of 0.5”…read more

Silicon Valley’s Newest (Freezing Cold) secret Data Center

November 22nd, 2010

Equinix, one of the biggest data center hosting companies, recently spent $103 million on the first phase of a brand new data center inside a vast warehouse building in San Jose, Calif. The data center…read more

Software Modeling to Determine Heat-Related Problem Spots

November 22nd, 2010

Managing heat generation and dissipation in today’s compact and complex electronic world requires the attention of designers and manufacturers alike. It is also a system-wide problem, because optimizing a thermal problem in one area—whether it’s…read more

SynJet Technology Helps Europe Go Green

November 22nd, 2010

Nuventix, Inc. announced it is seeing significant adoption of its SynJet technology across Europe, most notably in store installations of the region’s largest retailer. SynJet LED coolers maximize lumen output and extend the life of…read more

Nanotechnology Promise to Improve Automotive Technologies

November 22nd, 2010

The automotive sector is a major consumer of material technologies, and nanotechnologies promise to improve the performance of existing technologies significantly. Applications range from already existing – paint quality and fuel cells – to the…read more

What Can You Learn When You Turn It On?

November 19th, 2010

Power on an IC package, measure the resulting transient response of the junction temperature and from that infer a wealth of information about the structure of the package that the heat has to flow through. Such a methodology is at the heart of the Mechanical Analysis Division’s T3Ster(pronounced “trister”) product. Some simulation software vendors pitch [...]

Standard Wire Fan Guards Now with 3-D Modeling

November 9th, 2010

Gardtec Incorporated, a manufacturer of electronic cooling fan accessories, recently released 3-D Modeling on all standard wire fan guards. This offering allows designers to have immediate access to all standard Gardtec wire fan guards in…read more

LED Lighting Cooling Module Features High Cooling Efficiency

November 9th, 2010

Sunon offers an active cooling module with high-level cooling design and micro cooling technology, low power consumption, energy saving, and an environmentally green design. The successfully developed Philips Fortimo LED SLM 2000lm provides cooling efficiency…read more

Micro Porous Ceramic Heat Sinks Enhance Heat Dissipation

November 9th, 2010

AMEC Thermasol has introduced a new range of Micro Porous Ceramic Heat Sinks (MPCHS). Due to the open irregular structure of the Micro Porous Ceramic, the heat sinks provide a greater surface area to contact…read more

LED Lighting Reference Designs with IC Houses

November 9th, 2010

Working closely with various IC manufacturers, Wurth Electronics Midcom released several new transformers and inductors designed for LED lighting applications. These components maximize operational efficiency while maintaining a compact size for small form factor circuit…read more