Editorial

• New public-key encryption chip reduces power consumption in IoT

  Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Mass. have created a new chip to perform public-key encryption protocols that uses 1/400 of the power that software execution of the protocols would, uses 1/10 of the memory, and works 500 times faster. details>>

• Thermal blankets could be used to melt piled snow quickly

  A new study conducted by researchers at Virginia Tech University (Blacksburg, Va.) has demonstrated that sunlight-absorbing, thermal blankets can melt snow three times faster than it would on its own. details>>

• Article explains importance of thermal management in POL converters

  A recent article from ELETimes.com explored the thermal concerns that engineers face in designing systems with point-of-load (POL) converters, particularly systems with tight space constraints where heat will be transferred to nearby components. details>>

• Gallium nitride becoming affordable option for networking solutions

  An article from Network World outlined the growth of gallium nitride (GaN) in the networking industry, as costs for the semiconductor material have dropped to a level that it is now accessible outside of military applications. details>>

• Lighting the Super Bowl with LED requires thermal solution

  Ephesus partnered with Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS), a thermal engineering company based in Norwood, Mass., to design casted heat sink that would keep the lights cool. details>>

• Hybrid truck boasts novel air-cooled motor-generator system

  The 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 hybrid will feature a new cooling system for the V8 version of the motor-generator, but rather uses air cooling. details>>

• IceBrick introduced as first modular thermal energy storage cell

  Nostromo, an innovator in encapsulated ice energy storage solutions, recently unveiled its IceBrick TES (thermal energy storage cell), which uses plain water with a proprietary nucleate and is designed to be a cost-effective, behind-the-meter, storage system. details>>

• Thermal expert among more than 150 honored as 2017 NAI Fellows

  The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has announced that 155 renowned inventors have been selected to receive NAI Fellow status at the seventh annual NAI conference taking place in Washington, D.C. in April. details>>

• Atos building fastest supercomputer in Germany to study the human brain

  Atos, a European IT services corporation headquartered in Bezons, France, has been contracted by Forschungszentrum Julich to build the fastest supercomputer in Germany, the BullSequana X1000. details>>

• NREL studies impact of plug-in electric vehicles on U.S. energy grid

  A recent computer simulation run by the U.S. Department of Energy National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) has concluded that an increase in uncoordinated charging of plug-in electric vehicles will prove challenging for the electric grid. details>>