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Liquid Metal CPU Cooling

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the doesn't-look-that-great dept.

IceFoot writes "Bored with water cooling? Try a liquid metal cooler. It's a proven technology, used in nuclear reactors for decades because it carries heat away much better than a heat sink, heat pipe, or water cooling."

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  1. Three in a row! by Dot.Com.CEO · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I don't expect the slashdot editors to live in poverty but I think having three slashvertissments one after the other is really pushing it. This one even goes directly to a sales pitch with a sales contact at the bottom...

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  2. Three slashvertisements in a row by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    OK guys. Can we have 1 news story before you post the next 3 ads? Thanks.

  3. Re:Mystery metal revealed: by arivanov · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It will fail for other reasons.

    People keep forgetting why liquid metal cooling is being abandoned in the nuclear industry. Liquid metals tend to be extremely aggressive substances. A Gallium-Indium mix will dissolve nearly any metal or alloy over time. Ceramics and glass tend to get permeated and lose their mechanical properties. Frankly no idea about plastics.

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