(July 5, 2016) Thanks to a research grant awarded from the Office of Naval Research for pursuing “high risk-high reward” scientific and technological breakthroughs, six universities are working to develop cost-effective and high-quality substitutes for diamond as a heat conductor. Diamond was recently discovered to be the best available heat conductor, however it is too rare … [Read more...]
Cooling Fans Used for Computer Hacking
(June 24, 2016) Researchers in Israel have recently created malware call Fansmitter and hijacked computer fans to transmit data. According to PCWorld.com, “The research from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev shows how data could be stolen from “air-gapped” computers, which are not connected to the Internet” by manipulating the sounds fans create. Fansmitter can secretly send … [Read more...]
Thermal Expansion Discovery Could Lead to More Durable Electronics
(June 27, 2016) Standford professor of materials science and engineering, Reinhold Dauskardt, and doctoral candidate Joseph Burg, recently released a study revealing that the layers protecting transistors in chips respond differently to compression and tension of bending and stretching. “It has always been assumed that these dense insulating materials react exactly the same … [Read more...]
Two New Approaches to Thermal Management Problems
(June 14, 2016) Recent research is looking at two opposite physical effects to keep chips cool by possibly distributing process loads across multiple cores. According to NewElectronics.co.uk, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is conducting two kinds of research into thermal materials. Dr Alexandre Cuenat, a researcher in the National Physical Laboratory’s Thermoelectric … [Read more...]
Microfluidic Cooling Could Be Answer to Heat Buildup in Microchips
(June 4, 2016) DARPA is seeking out solutions for the massive problem of heat buildup in microchips. They think they found it in microfluidic cooling. They’ve initiated a program called ICECool Applications (Intra/Interchip Enhanced Cooling), according to TechRepublic.com, which is “exploring disruptive thermal technologies that will mitigate thermal limitations on the … [Read more...]
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