Scientists Make Water Run Uphill

redshadow01 writes to mention a BBC story about scientists flouting the laws of physics for fun, and profit. From the article: "The US scientists did the experiment to demonstrate how the random motion of water molecules in hot steam could be channelled into a directed force. But the team, writing in Physical Review Letters, believes the effect may be useful in driving coolants through overheating computer microchips."

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Re:Steam, useful for cooling microchips?

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> Too bad only intel CPU's run hot enough for steam cooling to be viable.

That's the stupidist thing I've ever heard.

You take the heatsink off an AMD and you can watch just how hot it'll get.