Editorial

• Companies team up to create innovative compact CPU cooler with additive manufacturing

  AM Metals, TheSys, and EOS (Electro Optical Systems) have teamed and used additive manufacturing techniques to fabricate thermal management components that meet the high-power demands of gaming CPUs but in much smaller packages. details>>

• Professor receives prestigious Heat Transfer Memorial Award from ASME

  The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) recently awarded its prestigious Heat Transfer Memorial Award to Dereje Agonafer, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a distinguished professor of mechanical engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), according to a report from the university. details>>

• Summer program created for undergrads interested in learning about thermal management

  The McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. will offer a summer research program starting this year for undergraduate students interested in learning more about thermal management, according to an announcement from the school. details>>

• Additive manufacturing changing the way that engineers approach heat exchangers

  A recent article from Advanced Thermal Solutions, Inc. (ATS), a leading-edge thermal engineering company based in Norwood, Mass., describes some of the recent advancements in additive manufacturing as related to the production of heat exchangers. details>>

• Physicists uses bunches of electrons to cool beams of particles, opening new research possibilities

  Scientists used the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory (Upton, N.Y.) to demonstrate a novel technique for cooling particle beams using bunches of electrons. details>>

• Metals that are as light as air, researchers build ultra-low-density metal foams

  Researchers from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) created ultra-low-density metal foams out of typically heavy metals such as gold, copper, and silver that are tiny enough to ride on the back of a mosquito, according to a report from the lab. details>>

• German startup developing a magnetic cooling system for use in extremely low temps

  kiutra, a spin-off from the Technical University of Munich (Germany), is the first company in the world to develop a permanent magnetic cooling system that reaches temperatures approaching absolute zero (near -273 C), such as the temperatures required for quantum cooling, according to a report from TUM. details>>

• Another researcher turning to additive manufacturing to build thermal management tools

  Penn State mechanical engineering graduate Michael Bichnevicius has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship to continue his work on using additive manufacturing to enhance boiling heat transfer, according to a report from the school. details>>

• Sandvik creates the first 3-D printed diamond composite for variety of potential applications

  Swedish additive manufacturing and materials technology company Sandvik Additive Manufacturing recently announced the creation of the first 3-D printed diamond composite that has the potential to make the material more accessible for a wide range of industrial applications. details>>

• Graphene thermal management solutions being tested in zero-gravity for space applications

  European researchers with the Graphene Flagship, a coordinated research initiative featuring academic and industrial partners, are testing next-generation, graphene-based thermal management solutions in zero-gravity environments to determine their applicability in aerospace applications. details>>