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New 3D CPU Water Cooling Method

Posted by timothy on from the mmm-water-cooling dept.

captain igor writes "According to this story on Wired News, a new company launched by researchers from Stanford has come up with a way to layer a silicon network of tiny tubes on top of a microprocessor. The system then uses a solid-state motor (no moving parts!) to pipe cold water through the silicon network. According to the article, this system can handle 1000 watts (yes, a kilowatt) per square centimeter."

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  1. Oh Great.... by GeneralEmergency · · Score: 5, Funny



    Now my PDA can wee-wee in my pocket.

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  2. How long... by YuppieScum · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...before someone at IBM notices their use of 'MicroChannel'?

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  3. Re:modded offtopic by c_oflynn · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe they were Slashdotted?

    Wait a minuite....

  4. Full Steam Ahead! by twoslice · · Score: 2, Funny

    If we put in a miniature steam turbine we can generate power to charge laptop batteries and perhaps add a steam whistle to the sound system. Actually, since I can't get any sound out of my laptop a steam whistle would be a nice addition!

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  5. Re:modded offtopic by exhilaration · · Score: 3, Funny

    I thought the network guys had finally blocked Slashdot. It's a good thing it came back before I finished loading my gun.

  6. Don't you mean... by product+byproduct · · Score: 2, Funny

    1000 watts (yes, 0.9765625 kibiwatts) ?

  7. What if a nano-pipe bursts? by 192939495969798999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    How much force would it take to burst a pipe? I would think that would be instant death for your cpu... imagine THAT for a blue screen of death -- "Sorry, your CPU has drowned. Go buy another one!"

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  8. Java processor by mcguirez · · Score: 2, Funny

    Wow! Not only can I run Java on the
    processor - it can brew it too!

    I can't wait to get my NeverEmpty
    coffee cup on ThinkGeek!

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  9. Re:Am I the only one? by dtperik · · Score: 2, Funny

    So, on top of the water sloshing around your computer, we have small explosions going on.

    Yeah. But it'd sure be fun to watch through that plexiglass side of the aluminum case.

    By the way... is Slashdot being.., er.. /.'ed?

  10. Re:Diamond age by Dhar · · Score: 2, Funny

    Just reverse the flow of coffee in -> urine out.

    And that would be....urine in -> coffee out? No thanks!

    -g.