Ionic Breeze for Intel Computer Chips
Posted by nathan on 17 Aug 2007 | Tagged as: Tech Stuff.
Earlier this week, Purdue University announced a minature version of the Sharper Image Ionic Breeze, for Computers.
The research, funded by Intel, may be introduced in computers in three years…
The experimental cooling device, which was fabricated on top of a mock computer chip, works by generating ions - or electrically charged atoms - using electrodes placed near one another. The device contained a positively charged wire, or anode, and negatively charged electrodes, called cathodes. The anode was positioned about 10 millimeters above the cathodes. When voltage was passed through the device, the negatively charged electrodes discharged electrons toward the positively charged anode. Along the way, the electrons collided with air molecules, producing positively charged ions, which were then attracted back toward the negatively charged electrodes, creating an “ionic wind.”
This breeze increased the airflow on the surface of the experimental chip.
Link to the Purdue research site.
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