Editorial

• New Nissan Leaf promises improved battery thermal management

  At the recent CES 2017, Nissan discussed the features of its upcoming 2018 version of its electric vehicle, the Nissan Leaf, and explained that it is incorporating a highly-intelligent thermal management system for its battery. details>>

• GIGABYTE demonstrates two-phase immersion cooling for servers

  GIGABYTE demonstrated a two-phase immersion cooling system for an 8-GPU, dual-CPU system with 24 memory modules and copper heat pipes to draw heat away from the processors and into the 3M Novec engineered fluid. details>>

• Article explains battery thermal management in Formula E cars

  The Formula E street racing series, based on the popular Formula One series, sanctions only the use of electrically-powered vehicles. details>>

• Bosch showcases automated, connected and electrified tech at Auto Show

  At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mich., Bosch showcased a series of new technologies for automation, connectivity, and electrification, including its water injection engine and its thermal management designs for electric vehicles. details>>

• Plastic clothing material developed to cool the skin

  Engineers at Stanford University revealed that they had developed a low-cost, plastic-based textile that would dissipate body heat more efficiently than common natural or synthetics fabrics used by the clothing industry. details>>

• Eltek partnering with U.N. to provide solar power in Zimbabwe

  Eltek, a Delta Group Company that focuses on the power electronics market, announced that it would be participating the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to provide photovoltaic solar solutions for more than 100 hospitals in Zimbabwe. details>>

• New Year, new computers and new thermal management technologies

  Computer companies looked to start the New Year with a bang and announced several laptops and computers that they hope will change the game for user experience and for thermal management in high-powered machines details>>

• Thermal management is important to PCB design for IoT

  In an article for Electronics Weekly, C.T. Kao of Cadence Design Systems details the necessity of thermal considerations when designing printed circuit boards (PCB) for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. details>>

• U.S. Navy looking for high-performance TIMs for energy storage devices

  The Navy is looking for thermal interface materials (TIM) to be used in militarized battery modules that meet the requirements of being robust to vibration and abrasion, non-permanent bonding, high dialectic strength, and high thermal conductance. details>>

• Microsoft looking to patent underwater data center reef

  Microsoft has filed a patent for an Artificial Reef Datacenter. This is part of the company's Project Natick. details>>