Editorial

• Smart windows significantly reduce energy consumption

  A doctoral thesis presented at the Eindhoven (Netherlands) University of Technology (TU/e) argues that switchable smart windows, which act as blinds during hot summer months and allow all the sunlight in during the winter. details>>

• Volkswagen Golf featuring new engine with innovative thermal management

  The new Volkswagen Golf Lineup will feature a turbocharged, in-line, four-cylinder engine that also includes an innovative thermal management system to ensure performance. details>>

• Ebullient develops two-phase, direct-to-chip liquid cooling solution

  Ebullient has created a two-phase, direct-to-chip cooling technology called DirectJet with sealed modules that can be installed in servers to keep components cool. details>>

• Witricity using magnetic resonance to widen transmission gap in wireless charging

  Witricity is looking to make wireless charging more efficient and with a higher range thanks to its work with magnetic resonance. details>>

• Fujitsu and Oracle launch M12 servers with new liquid cooling system

  Fujitisu and Oracle announced the release of two new servers in early April, the M12-2 and M12-2S, which feature the new SPARC64 XII processor that had been announced last year and a new hybrid Liquid Loop Cooling (LLC) system. details>>

• Terrella Energy Systems bringing its graphite manufacturing to thermal management

  British Columbia-based Terrella Energy Systems is bringing its high-volume roll embossing graphite manufacturing process to the growing energy and thermal management markets. details>>

• Wakefield-Vette offering new thermal interface material line

  Wakefield-Vette has joined the line of companies investing in thermal interface materials (TIM) with its recently released line of ulTIMiFlux dielectric phase-change materials that uses a polyamide film as thermally conductive filler between the component and the heat sink. details>>

• Report studies feasibility of renewable thermal technologies in Connecticut

  The Yale University Center for Business and the Environment released a report on the feasibility of renewable thermal technologies (RTT) in the state of Connecticut. details>>

• U.K. lab cooling atoms to brink of absolute zero using lasers

  A recent report on NewEelectronics.co.uk explores the work being done by the U.K. National Quantum Technology Hub in Sensors and Metrology in the study of cold atoms, in which atoms are cooled to nearly absolute zero through optical molasses or laser cooling. details>>

• Duke researchers use 3-D printing to create electromagnetic metamaterials

  Researchers at Duke University have used an electrically conductive material that is compatible with standard 3-D printers to print electromagnetic metamaterials. details>>