Maintaining a desirable temperature in a computer is crucial for it’s functioning. The fans which are the only cooling systems available at present, increase the size of a laptop or a PC, brilliant minds are cutting the size however. Further, the fans can only bring down the temperature to an ambient temperature, which may not be so conducive to the functioning of a computer. Researchers at Purdue University are developing a miniature refrigeration system which would be small enough to fit inside laptops and PCs and reduce the temperature of the system well below the room temperature. This would not only increase the performance of the computer, but also reduce the size of the laptops and PCs in which a considerable space is taken up by the fans.
The analytical model consists of tiny compressors that pump refrigerants using penny-size diaphragms. Researchers predict that new types of coolers would be required as the future generations of computers would generate 10 times more heat than what a normal computer does today. The model was quite successful in the lab but the cost of producing them is prohibitive. The researchers hope to work on reducing the manufacturing costs in order to allow the technology to be used.
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Hmm the only two negative things about this is the cost of putting in the unit and then running it. When you run your air condition at home, you realise how much electricity it uses. However the idea is very innovative. Hopefully they do figure out a way to use knowledge to reduce the initial costs and power consumption. Currently I leave my system open with a big fan to blow the a/c in and it goes to down to a decent 23 degrees celcius.