Ionic Cooling For Laptops

street4242 · Rated PG-13 Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 31

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.

gbronzer · Rated PG Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 22

So does it purify the air too? Wink

street4242 · Rated PG-13 Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 31

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!

zachig · Rated XXX Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 313

Looks like a great invention. But I wonder if the day will come that those will replace the common regular laptop fans??? Rolling Eyes

Or...it will remain an invention that never turned into a real product... Sad

veleb · Rated PG-13 Joined: 31 Mar 2009 Posts: 25

Bojamijams · Rated PG Joined: 19 May 2009 Posts: 21

Putting a SSD will go a long way in removing some heat from the inside of your laptop.

eden999 · Rated PG-13 Joined: 31 Oct 2009 Posts: 44

wow sounds cool in theory, maybe not so practical

hansenpj5 · Rated PG Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 9

i wish i could find out more i hate my cooling fan and my comp still overheaqts