Thermoelectric air conditioner manufacturer EIC Solutions, Inc. has released the ThermoTEC 145 series 1500 BTU military-grade air conditioner for use in transit cases for mobile military and defense applications. According to Jamie Alletag, EIC Solutions…read more
Three-Dimensional Chip-Cooling Technology Could Multiply Heat Removal Tenfold
April 5th, 2013
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga. have been awarded a $2.9 million Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) contract to develop three-dimensional chip-cooling technology capable of dissipating up to 10 times…read more
DARPA Releases Request for Industry Assistance in Developing New Cooling Techniques
February 11th, 2013
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has released a formal request to industry for assistance in the development of new electronics cooling techniques for use in military embedded systems and radio frequency monolithic…read more
Firefighting Robot Uses Liquid Cooling and Fan System to Prevent Overheating
November 21st, 2012
An ultra-durable, remote-operated mini-tank originally created to neutralize improvised explosive devices in combat zones for the U.S. Army has been re-imagined as a firefighting robot. Created by defense contractor Howe and Howe Technologies, Thermite is…read more
Thin Cavity Fluidic Heat Exchanger
July 5th, 2012
Third Millennium Engineering has released a Thin Cavity Fluidic Heat Exchanger, a small volume, high performance method for cooling critical electronic devices at the chip, board, module, and system levels. Its high thermal performance originates…read more
Thermoelectric Air Conditioners with Heat Exchanger Mode
June 25th, 2012
TECA Corp. has introduced two thermoelectric air conditioner models with a heat exchanger mode. They are designed to cool high-heat electronics such as military embedded systems. The heat exchanger mode switches on as the enclosure…read more
U.S. Navy Incorporates New Test Equipment Products
June 11th, 2012
National Instruments announced that Lockheed Martin will integrate NI PXI modular instrumentation and platform products into the U.S. Navy’s electronic Consolidated Automated Support System (eCASS) automated test equipment family. The eCASS test stations replace the…read more
Researchers Improve Infrared Detectors
May 30th, 2012
A team of researchers from Peking University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Duke University is harnessing the remarkable properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) to create highly sensitive, “uncooled” photovoltaic infrared detectors. This new…read more
New High-Power IR Emitters with Uniform Optical Beam
May 22nd, 2012
Opto Diode has introduced the second product in the super-high-power series of gallium aluminum arsenide (GaAlAs) infrared (IR) emitters, the OD-110W. Featuring a very uniform optical beam, the new device is designed especially for military…read more
Thermal and Power Management in Airborne Platforms
November 22nd, 2011
Avionics systems designers and systems integrators are faced with the challenge of size, weight, and power (SWaP) constraints. Commercial, business, and military aviation customers increasingly desire modern avionics—whether installing in new aircraft platforms, or retrofitting…read more
Conduction Cooled FPGA-Accelerated JPEG2000 Video Compression XMC Card
November 8th, 2011
Curtiss-Wright Controls Embedded Computing’s new conduction cooled (CC) variant of its popular XMC-280 JPEG2000 video compression XMC mezzanine card, XMC-280 CC, is an open standards-based module that speeds and simplifies the integration of high performance,…read more
Military Demands Propel Thermal Management Solutions
August 22nd, 2011
Military programs continue to push the limits of computing system requirements necessitating rugged computer systems to continue to evolve to endure the toughest conditions. To meet these requirements, rugged subsystems suppliers have to produce innovative…read more
Company Receives TMS Production Contract
August 8th, 2011
Parker Aerospace has signed a production contract for thermal management systems for the U.S. Air Force’s Global Hawk and U-2 reconnaissance aircraft. Northrop Grumman awarded a contract valued at more than $4 million for production…read more
Flexible Transparent Heaters for Temperature Control
August 5th, 2011
Dontech’s new Therma Klear Flex™ series of thin flexible transparent heaters for use in outdoor, military or avionic applications provide the warmth necessary to extend the operating temperature of LCDs in cold environments (0° to…read more
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