Editorial

• Stanford professor receives inaugural Richard Chu ITherm Award

  Kenneth Goodson, the Davies Family Provostial Professor and the Robert Bosch Chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University, received the inaugural Richard Chu ITherm Award for his contributions to the thermal management of electronic systems. details>>

• U.K. partnership seeks to improve battery storage systems for heavy-duty vehicles

  Avid Technology (Northumberland, U.K.) has teamed up with Caterpillar UK and Imperial College London on a 2.8 million pound project to develop a new, more efficient battery storage system that can be used with electric machinery. details>>

• Could vacuum-insulated tubing improve efficiency of borehole heat exchangers

  Scientists from the AGH University of Science and Technology (Poland) and the University of Stavanger (Norway) have recently published research into DBHE technology that indicates vacuum insulated tubing (VIT), which is widely used in offshore drilling, could enhance the efficiency of DBHE installations. details>>

• GM brings back classic name for new, fuel-efficient engine

  According to a report from Automotive News, General Motors (GM) is bringing back its classic Tripower name, which it has not used since 1966, for its new four-cylinder engine that features three technologies intended to boost fuel-efficiency. details>>

• U.K. creating service to provide missing link for industrialization of graphene

  The National Physical Laboratory and the National Graphene Institute (NGI) at the University of Manchester (U.K.) are creating a new service that will assist in the industrialization of graphene by characterizing the material to give companies confidence in the material?s properties. details>>

• KULR Technology bringing carbon-fiber technology from NASA to drone racing

  KULR Technology Corp. recently announced that it was joining DR1 Racing, a high-performance international and invitational drone racing circuit, as a technology advisor to deploy its carbon-fiber technology and help racers push the boundaries of speed, weight, and safety. details>>

• Research into calorimeters is improving thermal management of batteries

  According to a recent article by Dr. Carlos Ziebert, head of the Battery Safety Center at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) Institute of Applied Materials - Applied Materials Physics (IAM-IWP), which was published by Scitech Europa, outlines the ways that research and testing in calorimeters has enhanced battery thermal management and safety. details>>

• Article looks at bitcoin mining from a thermal management perspective

  Cryptocurrency mining is a growing industry across the world and it is an industry that requires significant amounts of energy resources. A recent article from Electronic Design explores the thermal management innovations that are required to keep cryptocurrency mining operating at profitable levels. details>>

• Student using computer modeling to dissipate heat from aerospace electronics

  Archibald Amoako, a graduate student in the South Dakota State University (Brookings, S.D.) Department of Mechanical Engineering, recently presented research on using computer modeling to design devices to better remove heat from aerospace electronics. details>>

• Sales increasing for innovative Australian solar thermal imaging security cameras

  Australian security surveillance company Spectur is receiving orders for is innovative, solar-powered thermal security cameras, according to a recent article from Business News Western Australia. details>>