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Chill Chips May Take Heat Off Computers

Posted Jun 25, 08 3:49 PM CDT in Technology 

(Newser) – Researchers have developed a tiny refrigeration system to keep computers cool, an invention that will do away with the clunky fan currently used—and potentially lead to much smaller and faster devices, Computerworld reports. The team at Purdue University expects the technology to be ready for installation within 2 years.

"Keeping the heat down is crucially important in chips," said an analyst. "Doing a better job of cooling chips—better than fans and heat sinks that also take up more space—will allow for smaller units and higher performance."

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It's unlikely that your run-of-the-mill laptop will have a refrigeration system in a year or two," one scientist said. "I'd say in two years you'll see it in high-end laptops."   (AP Photo)
"Doing a better job of cooling chips%u2014better than fans and heat sinks that also take up more space%u2014will allow for smaller units and higher performance," one expert says of a tiny refrigeration...   (AP Photo)
"When we say miniaturization, we're talking about refrigeration tubes that fit on a chip," one scientist says of a tiny refrigeration system that could soon be used to cool computers' innards.   (AP Photo)
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