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Ionic Laptop Cooling Is Silent, Efficient, Works 30% Better Than Fans
OhGizmo! —
... part, though, is that it cools up to 30% more effectively than fans do. The biggest hurdle at the moment is making the ionic cooling system as reliable as the rest of your laptop is, but the technology may be commercialized as early as next year. The cost? It’s supposed to be in the “ballpark of where it needs to be.” Who knows what that means, but personally, I’d certainly be willing to pay a premium for a silent (and more efficient) laptop.
[ Tessera Thermal Management ] VIA [ MIT ]
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Best Served Chilled: Ion Breeze is Notebook Cooler King
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... are many: The ion wind is silent, as there are no moving parts but the kiss of cool air, and the energy required is much lower — as little as half that of a regular fan system. The ion breeze also pulls out around 30% more heat.
The ionic breeze isn’t quite ready to blow into town, though. Problems with the electrodes corroding too quickly have not quite been solved, but Tessera has some competition in the form of a startup named Ventiva, which should hurry things along.
Thermal Management [Tessera via MIT via Oh Gizmo]
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