Unexpected nanotube heat transfer suggests new way to cool processors

[TsunamiJuan]

Interesting article posted a bit ago about the use of Carbon nano tubes, and how they act when voltage is applied to them. To make a long story short, they don't heat up but the metal substrate they are grown/attached to does. Suggesting a interesting transfer of heat. Its better explained in the article.

Sadly it will probably take a long time before it makes its way into mass production of semi conductors, but still interesting stuff

Unexpected nanotube heat transfer suggests new way to cool processors

Further link inside the article to the original research documents and release.

 

[DungeonLord]

so basically you could use nanotubes to directly cool/transfer heat from a cpu/gpu core itself? i think thats how i read it

 

[ivanlabrie]

I think I've read about something similar...but it involved ionic winds or something.

 

[I.M.O.G.]

It was foretold! 9-7-01: http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showpost.php?p=235800&postcount=4

OCZ had been talking of it, don't remember hearing much of it though: http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=515505

 

[ivanlabrie]

I'm such a cooling geek xD
I enjoy reading about this sort of stuff so much...Thanks I.M.O.G.!

-I could never finish my own Hoot chute though -

 

[I.M.O.G.]

I bought the hoot chute.

Then I had a flood last year... the Chute survived, but the blower and spare motor both got ruined. Priceless history gone!

 

[ivanlabrie]

Man, such a shame...Gotta love those Dayton/Torin blowers.
There're some of those in Ebay, but it's not the same.

Back to the nanotubes, I've seen some other strange stuff.
Anyone remember those liquid metal coolers with magnetic pumps?

 

[illli]

i remember those... and from what i remember they didn't do so great.

i read about this recently http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/89710-the-fanless-spinning-heatsink-the-heatsink-is-the-fan i hope it sees the light of day. a lot of these ideas don't ever make it past concept stage