Editorial

• Users reporting that new i9 MacBook throttling speeds from excessive heat

  Apple has released a new 15-inch MacBook Pro that could run you as much as $7,000 depending on the configuration and also comes with an option to upgrade to an Intel i9 processor that is overclockable, but users have reported that it throttles the CPU processing speed to avoid thermal issues. details>>

• Novel wireless iPhone charger ditches LED and charges at max rates

  Elevation Lab, based in Portland, Ore., has released the NightPad, a new wireless iPhone charger that removes the LED that can keep a room bright during the night and that charges a phone 50 percent faster than standard Qi wireless chargers. details>>

• Innovative heat shield installed on NASA Parker Solar Probe

  In June, NASA announced that its innovative heat shield, the Thermal Protection System (TPS), was installed on the Parker Solar Probe, which will soon begin its mission to get as close to the sun as any human-made object in history. details>>

• Solar towers used to test composite material response in extreme heat

  Researchers at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF), operated by Sandia National Laboratories for the U.S. Department of Energy, recently used the solar tower to test a sample of composite material (called a coupon) under extreme temperatures. details>>

• Pushing boundaries of space exploration with small-scale nuclear power systems

  Researchers from the University of Leicester (U.K.) have announced the creation of prototype power generating systems, radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTG) and radioisotope heater unites (RHU), which are intended to utilize waste heat from americium-241. details>>

• Article explores recent industry developments in thermal imaging cameras

  A recent article from Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS), a thermal engineering company based in Norwood, Mass., looks at recent developments in the thermal imaging camera market, including the trend from popular manufacturers to build smartphone apps and devices. details>>

• UAB researchers double contract with NASA to create cold-stowage technology

  According to a recent article from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), NASA has doubled its investment in the UAB Engineering Innovation and Technology Development (EITD) research group with a multi-year contract worth $50 million to provide and maintain cold-stowage units for the International Space Station (ISS). details>>

• Report indicates that global energy consumption will skyrocket due to cooling needs

  A new report from the University of Birmingham (U.K.) has declared that there will be more than 14 billion cooling appliances in use worldwide by 2050 (quadruple the current total), which will require five times as much energy consumption dedicated to cooling. details>>

• New heat pump technology provides more affordable cooling for buildings

  European researchers have collaborated on a novel, geothermal, dual-source heat pump (DSHP) that provides cost-effective, energy-efficient heating and cooling of buildings, as part of the European Union GEOTeCH project. details>>

• Thanks to European researchers, electronics fashion is on the horizon

  According to a recent article from Horizon, a research and innovation magazine that covers the European Union (EU), researchers are on the verge of bringing electronics and fashion together by threading circuitry into clothes to create comfortably wearable devices. details>>