Editorial

• One Millimeter Thick Thermal Groundplane Made of Polymer Gives 100x Greater Thermal Conductivity Than Copper

  Kelvin Thermal Technologies and the University of Colorado have executed an exclusive license agreement that will allow the company to develop and market thermal management technologies that could enable the development of ultra-thin and flexible smartphones, wearable electronics and other commercial and military systems. The new technology is a one millimeter thick polymer ground plane encased... details>>

• Lighting the Way for a Cool Super Bowl XLIX

  The laws of thermodynamics effect our world and that world includes Super Bowl XLIX. One of the main areas that it does so is in lighting. This Super Bowl between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks will be played under LED lights, the first time in Super Bowl history this has happened. details>>

• Can CAD Simulation Make Thermal Engineers Obsolete?

  CAD Simulation has come along way and is very advanced today. But can the use of CAD replace the work of an engineer or should it enhance it instead, being one of the tools in the toolbox of the thermal and mechanical engineer to do good, solid design? In this editorial by Tim Fryer, it is argued that simulation cannot replace an engineer and not on that, it shouldn't. details>>

• Rise of Direct Liquid Cooling In Data Centers Inevitable, But Is That Bad?

  While air cooling has been the dominant cooling strategy in data centers, experts in high performance computing (HPC) say that in the next three to five years, direct liquid cooling will become dominant, as data-analysis requirements of engineering, research, cloud computing and big data grow in importance. A big part of the driver for this is the build out of exascale class machines that handle... details>>

• Advanced Cooling Technologies to Present at coolingZONE 2014

  coolingZONE 2014 Thermal Management Summit is honored to have Advanced Cooling Technologies (ACT) present on Heat Pipes: Fundamentqals, Designing and Modifying, Applications and Heat Pipe Advanced Topics. The ACT two hour heat pipe track will provide a complete training and update on this important technology in electronics cooling. details>>

• National Renewable Energy Lab Panel to Present at coolingZONE 2014

  coolingZONE 2014 Thermal Management eConference is honored to have Dr. Ahmad Pesaran, Ph.D., lead a panel from the NREL, NETZSCH Instruments, ANYSIS and General Motors on the topic of thermal Management of Batteries in Automobiles. details>>

• DARPA Modifies its Mission in the Wake of Complex Weapons Systems and Cost

  DARPA's MTO ( Microelectronics Technology Office ) is being re-missioned at the forefront of efforts to solve nagging cost and complexity issues that plague many modern weapon systems. Will they consider the issues of thermal management as well? details>>

• Intel, SGI and 3M Partner on Revolutionary 2-Phase Immersion Cooling Technology

  In partnership with Intel Corporation and SGI, Maplewood-based 3M pioneered what it describes as �revolutionary two-phase immersion cooling technology,� which it claims can increase supercomputer efficiency, reduce cooling energy costs by 95 percent, and reduce water consumption for data centers. details>>

• Heat Pipe Fluid Survey Show Coolant of Choice Is .....

  Our survey of what heat transfer fluid engineers use for heat pipe applications brought a few engineers responses. We asked about Water, Methanol, Lithium and six other liquids and liquid metals. Click through to see what your fellow engineers are using. details>>

• Engineers Choice at coolingZONE 2014 Thermal Management eConference

  coolingZONE 2014 Thermal Management eConference is being held March 20-23, 2014 and the coolingZONE team is looking for our reader's input for Engineer's Choice! There will be many topics at the conference this year dealing with the practical and theoretical aspects of thermal management, electronics cooling, heat transfer and energy transport. Help us let the coolingZONE team know of any... details>>