March 9-13, 2014 San Jose, Calif., USA Thermal management is a critical consideration in the design and manufacture of consumer products, lighting, computers, telecommunications, military and medical devices. As more video, graphics, and communication functions are being incorporated into these products, thermal effects have greater impact. The symposium's focus on thermal … [Read more...]
NASA Considers Solutions for Broken ISS Cooling Pump
NASA announced Sunday that it is considering a series of spacewalks or a resupply mission to fix a broken cooling loop on the International Space Station, which was shut down last week after the malfunction of a flow control valve inside a pump module. According to NASA, the pump module inside one of the space station’s two external cooling loops, which circulate ammonia … [Read more...]
Electrocaloric Effect May Yield More Effective Cooling Systems
British scientists are hoping to replace chemicals used in modern cooling systems with more environmentally-friendly materials that change temperature with the application of electricity. Known as the electrocaloric effect, previous research from 2006 has shown that the phenomenon can be used in cooling applications. According to researchers at the National Physical … [Read more...]
Carbon Nanotubes Offer Thermal Stress Relief at Critical Juntions
Scientists at Stanford University have released new findings that demonstrate the benefits of using carbon nanotube arrays at critical junctions between two materials to help better relieve thermal stress. Thermal stress, often caused by the joining of two materials that expand and contract at different rates as temperatures change, can lead to unnecessary strain and … [Read more...]
Bitcoin Mining Boosts Interest in Liquid Cooling
A journalist's recent visit to a secret Hong Kong Bitcoin mining facility reveals some of the newer cooling techniques in use to keep server temperatures from skyrocketing. Introduced in 2009, Bitcoin is an open-source peer-to-peer electronic payment method generated through the process of “mining,” in which computers are awarded bitcoins for finding the solution to specific … [Read more...]
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