Computers: beat the heat

  • Authors:
  • Philip E. Ross

  • Affiliations:
  • -

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Spectrum
  • Year:
  • 2004

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Abstract

One of the most burning issues confronting designers is how to keep microprocessors cool enough to operate. Possibilities on the horizon include tiny, self-contained evaporative cooling systems and even devices that capture the heat and turn it directly into electricity.