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street4242
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 Posted: Thu, 21 May 2009 23:37:47 Post Subject: Ionic Cooling For Laptops |
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http://www.cdfreaks.com/news/15975-Ionic-wind-could-cool-laptops.html
The whir of laptop fans could become a distant memory as researchers try to commercialize ionic wind cooling technology.
International chip-packaging company Tessera, along with the University of Washington, have demonstrated this system in a working laptop, according to MIT's Technology Review. Commercialization could come as early as next year. |
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gbronzer
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| Posted: Fri, 22 May 2009 08:33:20 Post Subject: |
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So does it purify the air too?  |
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street4242
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| Posted: Fri, 22 May 2009 12:28:53 Post Subject: |
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I don't believe so, cause I was thinking about it and they don't want the laptop's insides to get all gummed up. The one that cleans your air has charged plates that intentionally pull the particulates out of the air, so I'm thinking they could just not include those plates, so the air just gets pushed through...
But if the charged plates are an integral part of how the system works, then it would indeed clean the air, but all the junk in the air would get stuck inside your laptop =/
Either way, it's an interesting idea! |
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zachig
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| Posted: Mon, 25 May 2009 03:28:19 Post Subject: |
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Looks like a great invention. But I wonder if the day will come that those will replace the common regular laptop fans???  Or...it will remain an invention that never turned into a real product... 
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veleb
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| Posted: Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:30:49 Post Subject: |
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| zachig wrote: | | Looks like a great invention. But I wonder if the day will come that those will replace the common regular laptop fans??? Or...it will remain an invention that never turned into a real product... |
Looks good in theory, but they still lose to a well built fan in CFM and price/air moved ratio (After 3 or 4 years since I heard about them for the first time).
And until they solve the problem with dust accumulating easier after coming through ioniser they could only be used as exhaust - or with a filter that would lower their CFM again. |
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Bojamijams
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| Posted: Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:07:26 Post Subject: |
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| Putting a SSD will go a long way in removing some heat from the inside of your laptop. |
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eden999
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| Posted: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:09:00 Post Subject: |
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| wow sounds cool in theory, maybe not so practical |
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hansenpj5
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| Posted: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:20:35 Post Subject: |
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| i wish i could find out more i hate my cooling fan and my comp still overheaqts |
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