Scientists in GE’s Global Research Center have demonstrated an advanced thermal material system that could lead to faster computing and higher performing electronic systems. They have fabricated a prototype substrate that can cool electronic devices,…read more
Little Layer Cakes of Crystal Could Help Shrink Computers
February 22nd, 2011
In research aimed at making computers even smaller and more powerful, two engineers at Duke University have made headway in the quest to control the beams of light generated by tiny lasers. The two Duke…read more
Graphics Card with Thermal Design Offers Quiet Performance
February 4th, 2011
Graphics card and mainboard manufacturer MSI recently unveiled its N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II/OC graphics card featuring the Twin Frozr II Thermal Design. An appraisal by BenchmarkReviews.com determined that “the Twin Frozr II cooling system is…read more
Dual Tower Cooler with More Heat Pipes, Dimpled Fans
January 10th, 2011
Spire Corp. recently introduced its new high-end tower CPU cooler. Spire codenamed its newest thermal solution Gemini, the Zodiac sign for twins, due to the two towering dimpled fin heat-sinks. The increased number of heat-pipes…read more
New Laptop and iPad™ Cooling Products Introduced
January 10th, 2011
ThermaPAK’s new products incorporate the company’s HeatShift Technology®, which brings down the temperature of long-running electronic devices to comfortable operating temperatures. The HeatShift Technology begins working once the gadget is placed on the pad. Grooved…read more
Computers that Recycle Energy among Top IT Innovations
December 27th, 2010
Computers that can recycle energy are among the scenarios IBM Corp. predicts over the next five years as part of its annual “Next Five in Five” year-end innovations report based on technologies being developed in…read more
Feds Could Save $1 Trillion with Smarter Tech and Practices
October 11th, 2010
The federal government could save as much as a cool $1 trillion by 2020 by embracing several IT efforts such as virtualization and cloud computing, according to newly released report from the Technology CEO Council.…read more
Making Sure Your Chips Don’t Burn
September 28th, 2010
Researchers at the Tyndall National Institute at University College Cork in Ireland have found a new way of cooling semiconductors in computers, mobiles and games consoles to improve their performance and reduce energy consumption. Most…read more
Purdue Moves Supercomputer to Portable Data Center
September 27th, 2010
Purdue University is moving its Steele supercomputing cluster to a portable, self-contained, modular computer center. Companies such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft make significant use of quickly deployed, energy-efficient containerized data centers. But Purdue is…read more
product & industry news
September 13th, 2010
Ultra-Thin Waterproof Piezoelectric Speaker Murata Electronics North America recently launched an ultra-thin waterproof piezoelectric speaker. With a thickness of only 0.9mm, this 19.5mm x 14.1mm speaker enables greater design freedom for the rapidly growing and…read more
what’s happening
September 13th, 2010
Melting-While-Cooling Silicon Could Improve Solar Cells Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have recently discovered that by dissolving certain metals into silicon, they can add that silicon compound to the relatively short list…read more
Thermal Grease Screen Printers
August 23rd, 2010
Surface Mount Techniques (SMT) announces stencil/screen printers specifically designed for thermal grease applications. Highly concentrated heat sources found in ever shrinking electronic designs have increased the demand for better heat dissipation. The demand is seen…read more
Carbon Nanotubes Enable Pumpless Liquid Cooling System for Computers
August 23rd, 2010
Purdue University researchers, led by Suresh V. Garimella, have developed a new design employing carbon Nanotubes and small copper spheres that wicks water passively towards hot electronics that could meet the challenges brought on by…read more
Six Cool Innovations for the Data Center
August 10th, 2010
Computing industry veteran John Brandon explains six new products and technologies that promise to solve real data centre problems or are already working to make enterprise operations run more smoothly. They include fiber optics with…read more
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