Tiny Bubbles Key to Cooling Crazy Hot CPUs

Smaz writes "With future CPUs expected to generate as much as four times the heat of today's processors, wicking away that heat remains one of the biggest engineering hurdles in the biz. Researchers at Purdue have developed a pumpless liquid-cooling system that removes nearly six times more heat than existing systems. The trick, it seems, is in the tiny bubbles. From the Science Blog."

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Re:note who funded the research

[mike3411]

Well obviously we need a military capable of defending our nation - if they can't do that, there isn't really much of a point. But the amount of resources currently devoted to the military is repugnantly excessive, and is evidenced by our worldwide military influence and activities. Our current military is like a kid with a constant string of new toys - they have this new shiny thing so they want to go out and play with it.

Your implication that wellfare is the only other area for spending money (or even the area that I'm advocating) is absurd - there are many, many places where money (and the many intelligent and dedicated people that comprise our military) could be spent. Take a look at the decision to build the national highway system - this act has been given a great deal of the credit for our current economic prowess, and has likely paid itself back many times over and in many ways. The government should focus more on things like this; I'm sure the legions of engineers, scientists, and others employed in finding new ways to kill people could come up with some very potent ways to improve the lives of people in this country.