In April 2025, Google announced its 1 MW 42U rack [1], marking a turning point in data center thermal management where traditional air cooling can no longer support the extreme power densities of modern hardware. As chip thermal design power (TDP) continues to grow, data centers must replace air-cooled heat sinks with liquid-cooled cold plates [2]. Cold plates transfer heat … [Read more...]
The Physics of Cooling in Confined Spaces: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) Automotive Electronics
Introduction The evolution of modern automotive engineering is defined by a single, escalating conflict: the demand for massive computing power versus the shrinking physical space available to house it. As vehicles transition from mechanical machines to "computers on wheels," the thermal management of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) has moved from a secondary … [Read more...]
Silent Solid-State Cooling: How Ionic Wind Technology Is Reshaping Thermal Design
EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is based on a presentation delivered at Thermal Live Fall 2025 by Mark MacDonald, Thermal Technologist at Ventiva, where he outlined how electrohydrodynamic (EHD) air movers — branded as the Ionic Cooling Engine (ICE) — are redefining thermal system architecture. For decades, electronics cooling has relied on mechanical blowers. Bearings spin, … [Read more...]
Silicone-Free Thermal Gap Pads for Optical and Datacom Systems
Editorial Note The following transcript is adapted from a presentation delivered by Henkel at Thermal Live Fall 2025. It is shared here to provide readers with access to the technical discussion in written form. For the complete presentation experience, including slides and audience Q&A, the full session is available to watch on demand. Introduction In this … [Read more...]
Spacecraft Thermal Control in Extreme Environments: Surviving Lunar Night and Martian Dust
Abstract Extreme conditions in interplanetary environments, like lunar night at -173°C and Martian dust storms, require new thermal control systems that go beyond traditional electronics cooling approaches. Martian dust consists primarily of iron-oxide and silicate particles with diameters ranging from 1 to 3 μm. These particles are electrostatically adhesive, capable of … [Read more...]
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