Tiny wind engines cool computers

**MIG-31** · Aug 16, 2007, 07:19 AM

Source: BBC News
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Minuscule wind engines could help to take computing power to the next level, scientists believe. US researchers have developed a prototype device that creates a "breeze" made up of charged particles, or ions, to cool computer chips.

The "ionic wind", the scientists say, will help to manage the heat generated by increasingly powerful, yet ever-shrinking devices. The research is to be published in the Journal of Applied Physics.

Aug 16, 2007, 07:19 AM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Tiny wind engines cool computers Source: BBC News _______________ Minuscule wind engines could help to take computing power to the next level, scientists believe. US researchers have developed a prototype device that creates a "breeze" made up of charged particles, or ions, to cool computer chips. The "ionic wind", the scientists say, will help to manage the heat generated by increasingly powerful, yet ever-shrinking devices. The research is to be published in the Journal of Applied Physics. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here