EIC Solutions, Inc. has introduced a new series of air conditioned electronic/electrical enclosures. The new Pre-packaged Protector Series enclosures feature rugged metal construction and a built-in thermoelectric air conditioner. The thermoelectric cooling unit does not use a compressor, refrigerant or filters, and there are no moving mechanical parts other than fans. EIC … [Read more...]
Computer Heat Sink Company Licenses Fan-less Cooler Technology
Sandia National Laboratories announced that their Sandia Cooling technology has been licensed by two companies, bringing the Sandia Cooler heat sink much closer to the production phase. According to the company, the redesigned architecture for the air-cooled heat exchanger "simultaneously eliminates all three drawbacks of conventional air-cooled heat exchanger … [Read more...]
Changes in Surface Texture Double Heat Dissipation
Researchers at MIT have found that relatively simple, microscale roughening of a surface can dramatically enhance its transfer of heat by more than doubling the maximum heat dissipation. To test the process, the researchers made a series of postage-stamp-sized silicon wafers with varying degrees of surface roughness. They found that systematically increasing roughness led to a … [Read more...]
Apple's New iPad Has Heat Problems
Heat-related issues may already be plaguing Apple’s new third-generation iPad. According to tests conducted by Consumer Reports, the new third-generation iPad measured approximately 12 to 13 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the second-generation iPad. Consumers have also reported unauthorized “shut-downs” of their devices in warmer climates but thus far, no official statement … [Read more...]
Consumer Electronics for the Engineer in Your Life
In a nod to the start of the holiday shopping season, Audioholics Online A/V Magazine compiled a list of the most unusual, compelling, cute, different, or just plain interesting products across a wide swath of the consumer electronics industry. The gifts are assigned to categories For Him, For Her, For Your Crazy Uncle, For the Person Who Has Everything, For the Gearhead … [Read more...]
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