Rice University scientists have created a nano-infused oil that could greatly enhance the ability of devices as large as electrical transformers and as small as microelectronic components to shed excess heat. Research in the lab of Rice materials scientist Pulickel Ajayan could raise the efficiency of such transformer oils by as much as 80 percent with an environmentally … [Read more...]
Butterfly-Inspired Design Enables Advanced Thermal Imaging Devices
Taking heat detection to a new level of sensitivity and speed, a team of scientists at GE Global Research announced new bio-inspired nanostructured systems that could outperform thermal imaging devices available today. This discovery adds to a growing list of new capabilities that GE researchers have developed through their studies of Morpho butterfly wings. GE scientists are … [Read more...]
Thin-Film Thermoelectrics with Improved Cooling Efficiency
Nextreme Thermal Solutions’ thin-film thermoelectric technology has achieved a 60.1°C temperature difference between its cold and hot sides at an ambient temperature of 24.7°C, bringing it on par with the performance of bulk thermoelectric technology. The 60°C temperature milestone, known as the ΔTmax, reflects the ability of the thermoelectric device to pump heat efficiently. … [Read more...]
Thermocouple Virtual Chart Recorder
The NEWPORT® iTCX transmitter let's you monitor temperature from two independent Thermocouple channels over an Ethernet network or the Internet with no special software except a Web Browser. The NEWPORT iTCX serves Active Web Pages to display real time readings, temperature charts, or log data in standard data formats for use in a spreadsheet or data acquisition program such … [Read more...]
Cooling Semiconductor with Laser Light
Researchers at the Niels Bohr Institute have discovered a new method for laser cooling semiconductor membranes. Semiconductors are vital components in solar cells, LEDs and many other electronics, and the efficient cooling of components is important for future quantum computers and ultrasensitive sensors. Using lasers, researchers cooled membrane fluctuations to minus 269 … [Read more...]
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