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Ellsworth Adhesives Sales Representatives Awarded 2012 Gold and Bronze Sellers of the Year Awards

May 14th, 2013

Ellsworth Adhesives, a distributor of adhesives and specialty chemicals, has been recognized by Dow Corning Corporation for top performance in 2012. Ellsworth Adhesives’ Engineering Sales Representatives Ron Cormier (Northern California) and Sergio Ramirez (Mexico) have…read more

Parker Aerospace to Supply Thermal Management System for Joint Strike Missile

May 14th, 2013

The Parker Aerospace business segment of Parker Hannifin Corp., which specializes in single-phase liquid and two-phase liquid/vapor thermal management products and systems, has been awarded a contract to provide the thermal management system to Kongsberg…read more

Researchers Demonstrate Thermal Invisibility Cloak with Potential for More Effective Heat Management

May 13th, 2013

In recent years, scientists have developed the ability to manipulate light around an object through the use of man-made “metamaterials,” rendering the object seemingly invisible. Now, researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in…read more

Astronauts Fix Ammonia Coolant Leak on International Space Station

May 10th, 2013

UPDATE May 13, 2013: Expedition 35 Flight Engineers Chris Cassidy and Tom Marshburn completed a five-hour spacewalk on Saturday to replace a pump controller box on the International Space Station’s far port truss, NASA officials…read more

‘Advanced Composite Thermal Management Materials and Applications’ Webinar to Take Place

April 30th, 2013

Electronics Cooling will host its next webinar, “Advanced Composite Thermal Management Materials and Applications,” June 26, 2013. Registration opens June 12. For more information, email info@electronics-cooling.com. Abstract Thermal management is a key problem for aerospace/defense,…read more

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Nanolaser Technology Room-Temperature Breakthrough Could Facilitate Faster Computer Operation

April 22nd, 2013

Researchers at Arizona State University have announced a breakthrough in nanolaser technology that could enable electrically-powered nano-scale lasers to perform reliability at room temperature and facilitate their use in a variety of practical applications. While…read more

Nanoscale Heat Transfer Research Awarded Air Force Grant

April 22nd, 2013

An Arizona State University engineer has been awarded a grant from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research for nanoscale heat transfer research that could help improve thermoelectric devices and thermal barrier coatings. An…read more

Joint Venture for Development of “Next Generation” EV and LED Thermal Management Systems Announced

April 19th, 2013

Graphite mining and exploration company Focus Graphite Inc. has announced a joint venture development agreement on behalf of Grafoid Inc. with CapTherm Systems Inc., a developer of cooling technologies for high-power electronics, to develop and…read more

Specialty Report Examines Success of Top Thermal Management Companies in Thermal Management Market

April 8th, 2013

BCC Research has released a specialty report related to market research report SMCO24G, which examines the market for thermal management technologies. The specialty report, titled “Top Ten Thermal Management Companies and Emerging Transformative Technologies,” reportedly…read more

Data Center Heat Spike Causes Microsoft Email Service Outage

April 8th, 2013

A heat spike, resulting from a failed software update, shut down part of the data center responsible for supporting the Hotmail servers and left users unable to access their email for up to 16 hours,…read more

Vibration-Free Cooling Technology to Replace Mechanical Compressors in Sensitive Space Applications

April 5th, 2013

Researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have developed a new technology for cooling optical detectors on spacecraft that could help the sensors better detect weak “space signals” that originate from far-away, extremely…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

New Super-Cooling Technique Brings Quantum Computing Closer to Reality

April 5th, 2013

Scientists at the University of California Los Angeles have developed a new technique for super-cooling molecules by combining two traditional atomic cooling technologies that may prove to be a breakthrough for quantum computing. According to…read more

Recording of Live Webinar and Q&A Session – What Burns Me Up

March 28th, 2013

On Mar. 27, 2013, Roger Stout, P.E. of ON Semiconductor presented a live webinar, “What Burns Me Up.” Overview: Thermal errors, misconceptions and oversights occur on all levels; from semiconductor packaging, thermocouple theory, and infrared…read more

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