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Researchers Enhance Thermoelectric Device Efficiency with Embedded Nanoparticles

February 7th, 2013

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Rutgers University have developed a new method of enhancing the efficiency of thermoelectric devices using embedded nanoparticles, structures created by embedding one material into another. The…read more

New Report on Global Thermal Management Technologies Market Released

February 7th, 2013

Market forecasting company BCC Research has released a new report, titled “The Market for Thermal Management Technologies.” The report covers a period of seven years between 2011 and 2017 and predicts that the thermal management…read more

GE Announces Dual Piezoelectric Cooling Jet Manufacturing Partnership

February 7th, 2013

General Electric has announced a partnership with semiconductor company Texas Instruments to manufacture the company’s dual piezoelectric cooling jet technology first unveiled in December 2012. According to General Electric, the dual piezoelectric cooling jet technology…read more

Laser Cooling Method is “One Step Closer” to Smaller Medical Devices, “Self-Cooling” Computer Chips

February 5th, 2013

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore have developed a new laser cooling method that could replace extreme refrigerant-based cooling systems in medical devices and satellite cameras and help develop futuristic computer chips capable…read more

Cryogenic Cooler Experiment May Lead to More Affordable and Reliable Version for Cooling Electronics

January 18th, 2013

Scientists from the University of Twente in Enschede, The Netherlands have constructed a micro-sized Joule-Thomson (JT) cryogenic cooler, in an effort to help develop a more affordable and reliable version for cooling electronics. According to…read more

Company Acquires Exclusive Licensing Rights for Electric Vehicle Heat Dissipation Process

January 18th, 2013

Electric Moto Corporation, Inc. (EMOT), a developer and manufacturer of zero-emission vehicles and related products, has announced it has acquired exclusive licensing rights for a patented heat dissipation process in electric vehicles. The patent for…read more

Researchers to Examine Heat Dissipation in Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuits

January 18th, 2013

A team of UT Arlington researchers funded by the National Science Foundation has been formed to examine potential solutions for heat minimization and dissipation in three-dimensional integrated circuits. According to Ankur Jain, assistant professor of…read more

Data Center Project Inspired by Science Fiction

January 17th, 2013

A new Swedish data center in the process of being constructed has been modeled to look like a space station from Star Trek. Designed by John Karlung, the CEO and founder of Swedish ISP and…read more

Ford Assigned Patent for Hybrid Electric Vehicle Thermal Management System

January 4th, 2013

Ford Global Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, has been assigned patent No. 8,246,422 for a “hybrid electric vehicle thermal management system.” According to the abstract of the patent published by the U.S.…read more

Wind Tunnel-Cooled Computer May Help Cure Cancer

January 4th, 2013

Blogger Mike Schropp of “Total Geekdom” recently revealed the construction of his new wind tunnel-cooled computer. Designed for grid computing, Schropp’s new computer is part of the IBM’s World Community Grid, which combines a worldwide…read more

U.S. LED Lighting Manufacturer Develops Industry’s First Extruded Heat Sink “of its Kind”

January 3rd, 2013

A U.S. supplier and manufacturer of LED lighting, LED Waves, has announced that as of December 2012, the company’s LED high bay light will be equipped with “the only extruded heat sink of its kind…read more

New Thermal Management “Centers of Excellence” Optimal for Heat Sink Production

December 31st, 2012

Thermal management solutions company Sapa Extrusions North America has created two thermal management “centers of excellence” at the company’s Mountain Top, Pa. and City of Industry, Calif. locations. According to the company, the “center of…read more

Research Strengthens Knowledge of Electron Cooling Behavior in Graphene

December 19th, 2012

A research team supported by the Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science has released the first known direct measurements of hot electrons cooling down in graphene, in an effort to answer questions about the…read more

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Patent Granted for Aircraft Liquid Cooling Apparatus

December 19th, 2012

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent no. 8,315,053, titled “Aircraft Electronics Cooling Apparatus for an Aircraft Having a Liquid Cooling System,” to Airbus Operations GmbH. According to the abstract released by…read more