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Technology Research News June 1, 2005	Going Nano Boosts Thermoelectrics Thermoelectric materials take advantage of the temperature difference between a pair of materials that conduct electricity. Researchers have shown how a thermoelectric material should be designed to reach its maximum possible efficiency.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Neil Savage	Silicon Nanowires Turn Heat to Electricity Thermoelectric converters could tap waste heat from power plants and microchips.
Chemistry World July 25, 2008 Lewis Brindley	Thermoelectrics doped for better performance Researchers have discovered how to boost the performance of lead telluride, a thermoelectric material that converts heat into electricity: just add thallium.
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Neil Savage	Random Nanostructure Boosts Thermoelectric Power Efficiency increase opens the door to many new applications for thermoelectric converters.
Chemistry World September 19, 2012 Jon Cartwright	Thermoelectrics 'pass new milestone' Researchers in the US claim to have passed a new milestone in thermoelectrics with a material that converts heat to electricity more efficiently than ever before.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Jack Uldrich	IBM to Chips: Cool It! Big Blue's new chip-cooling technique could keep Moore's Law on track. IBM's system, while not yet ready for commercial production, is reportedly so efficient that officials expect it will double cooling efficiency.
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InternetNews August 15, 2007 Andy Patrizio	A Mighty Wind's a Blowin' at Purdue Researchers at Purdue University have developed a new method of semiconductor cooling that could improve the cooling rate inside computers by as much as 250 percent.
Chemistry World January 9, 2008 Lewis Brindley	A Silicon Surprise Two teams of US scientists have demonstrated silicon-based 'thermoelectric' materials that could convert waste heat back into electricity.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2007 John McHale	Purdue Researchers Demonstrate New Chip-Cooling Technology Researchers are taking a new approach with a new technology that uses tiny ionic wind engines that they say might dramatically improve computer chip cooling-a constant challenge for military and commercial electronics designers.
IEEE Spectrum July 2008 Monica Heger	Thallium Doping Boosts Thermoelectrics Bad for people, but good for energy conversion
Fast Company Daniel Terdiman	IBM: Data Centers Could Cool Themselves With Their Own Waste Heat The centers, which use tremendous amounts of energy, will become far more efficient if "waste heat" generated by churning data centers can be converted into cool air.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2005 John McHale	Purdue Researchers Create Miniature Cooling Device Mechanical engineers have developed techniques for modifying household refrigeration technology with small devices to cool future weapons systems and computer chips.
Technology Research News August 27, 2003	Metal process makes heat chips Researchers from the California Institute of Technology have found a way to make tiny thermoelectric devices that can be used to generate electrical power from heat and to cool very small areas.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2005 John Keller	Is cooling the central design issue of our time? The pace of improvements in integrated circuitry is outstripping our ability to remove unwanted heat. And engineers are starting to quip about some of the dilemmas that new cooling approaches may create.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2008	Nextreme Offers Electro-Optics and Microelectronics Cooler for Military Applications Nextreme Thermal Solutions is introducing the Ultra-High Packing Fraction (UPF) OptoCooler thermoelectric module for cooling and temperature-control requirements for electronics, medical, military, and aerospace applications.
Chemistry World July 1, 2013 Rowan Frame	Thermoelectric cost analysis Scientists from the US have derived a metric to analyze the cost of power generation using thermoelectric technology.
IEEE Spectrum November 2008 Monica Heger	IBM Tests Heating Homes With Data-Center Waste Heat Cooling computers with hot water is a step toward zero-emission data centers
IndustryWeek December 16, 2010	Technology Would Power Cars with Auto Exhaust Developed by GM and Purdue University, system harvests heat from engine exhaust to generate electricity.
Chemistry World May 3, 2011 James Urquhart	Turning heat into electricity with polymers Swedish researchers have improved the thermoelectric efficiency of an organic conducting polymer by controlling the material's oxidation level, boosting the prospect of developing cheap, flexible and lightweight organic thermoelectric devices
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2006 John McHale	Purdue Researchers Look at Nanotechnology to Reduce Computer-Chip Heating University researchers are looking to mitigate electronic systems heating problems through the use of carbon nanotubes. They have created carpets of microscopic nanotubes to enhance the performance of heat sinks to help keep future chips from overheating.
Chemistry World March 20, 2013 Harriet Brewerton	Period heat source gives thermoelectric power a boost Scientists in the US have found a way to improve the efficiency of thermoelectric power generators -- devices designed to convert heat directly into electricity.
Technology Research News October 6, 2004	Sound makes electricity for space A compact generator that converts heat to electricity with the relatively high efficiency of 18 percent is especially appropriate for generating electricity aboard spacecraft, according to the researchers.
Technology Research News April 7, 2004	Material boosts thermoelectricity A new family of thermoelectric semiconductor materials have a ZT factor (a formula that includes thermal power, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity and temperature) which may be high enough for practical electricity generation.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2006 J.R. Wilson	The great cooling dilemma: conduction, convection, or liquid Today's most advanced cooling technologies are starting to take center stage.
Chemistry World February 6, 2013 Jennifer Newton	Electricity at your fingertips Scientists in South Korea have made a conducting polymer as part of a thin-film thermoelectric device that can generate electricity from the temperature difference between your fingertips and the environment.
IndustryWeek February 1, 2004 John Teresko	Helping Electronics Keep Their Cool New thermal-management technology doesn't need cooling fans, say Georgia Tech researchers.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2009 J.R. Wilson	Electronic thermal management is heading to the wall Systems designers who are used to boosting electronic system performance by adding ever-more transistors may have to rethink their design approaches.
Chemistry World February 21, 2007 Simon Hadlington	Organic Electricity Generator is Hot Stuff Researchers have successfully demonstrated the thermoelectric effect in an organic molecule. The findings open up the possibility of potential new energy sources, and also present a novel way for probing the electronic structure of molecular junctions.
This Old House November 2007 Max Alexander	Geothermal Heat Pump For the ultimate in comfort and energy conservation, start by digging a hole.
CIO April 15, 2006 Susannah Patton	Powering Down Electricity-hungry equipment, combined with rising energy prices, are devouring data center budgets. Here's what you can do to get costs under control.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2007 John Keller	Temperature's Rising: Designers Face Myriad Options to Cool Electronic Systems More electronic and electro-optic systems mean more electric power, and increasing heat that engineers must get rid of. Today's choices include convection, conduction, and liquid-cooling options. Tomorrow's choices will be more complex.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008	Vette Corp. Offers Liquid Cooling for High-Power Electronics Components Electronics cooling specialist Vette Corp. is offering Aluma-Cop liquid cooling for insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs).
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 Stephen H. Wildstrom	Those Superfast Chips: Too Darn Hot Cooling today's fastest chips is becoming a challenge in even the biggest desktop towers.
IEEE Spectrum November 2009 Sally Adee	New Director for U.S. Energy Department's Mad Science Wing President Barack Obama chose Arunava Majumdar as the director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, the U.S. Department of Energy's new research incubator.
Food Engineering January 10, 2006	Air heat exchanger Air/air heat exchanger provides cooling and environmental protection in industrial enclosures requiring internal cabinet cooling using ambient air.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010	Microelectronics Thermal Management Device From Nextreme Meets MIL-STD 883 Shock Standard An advanced heat-pumping thermoelectric device for electronics thermal management from Nextreme Thermal Solutions has passed the 3000-G shock test as defined in the 2002 mechanical shock standard.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Hot components and cool enclosures Systems architects and integrators are tackling the issues of military electronics survivability with clever chassis designs.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2008 Michael R. Palis	Advances in thermal management techniques for chassis design A new approach to thermal management involves separating the ambient environment and the operating electronics to keep out contaminants. A convenient way to do this is using compact air-to-air heat exchangers.
IEEE Spectrum December 2011 Strano & Kalantar-Zadeh	Nanodynamite Fuel-coated nanotubes could provide bursts of power to the smallest systems
Bank Systems & Technology March 30, 2007 Nancy Feig	Solutions for Cooling the Datacenter Over the past five years, server energy use has doubled. Before banks could even understand what was happening, data centers began generating huge amounts of heat. Several vendors are offering solutions to help banks keep their energy usage under control.
National Defense July 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	U.S. Not Ready to Lead Green Energy Revolution The Defense Department's research arm, DARPA, changed the world when it invented the Internet. So why couldn't its counterpart at the Energy Department, ARPA-E, unleash a similar revolution to free us from the tyranny of oil?
InternetNews July 7, 2010	IBM Testing Hot Water to Cool Servers IBM researchers in Switzerland are standing server cooling on its head, using water as warm as 140 degrees to cool processors that have an unusually high safe operating temperature.
Chemistry World April 4, 2014 Charlotte Still	Power up with body heat A thermoelectric generator that converts body heat into electricity could make replacing or recharging batteries in wearable electronics a task of the past.
InternetNews August 22, 2007 Paul Rubens	Greening Your Data Center -- You May Have No Choice Limited IT budgets and skyrocketing electricity costs combined with the possibility of more government intervention may force enterprises to create environmentally friendly data centers.
CIO January 1, 2007 Robert Mullins	Throw Cold Water on Data Center Costs IBM will license its technology for cooling servers with water instead of air to Panduit, a global networking and electrical manufacturer, hoping to encourage adoption of IBM energy-saving techniques for data centers.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2006 Dayana Yochim	Keep Your Cool (and Your Cash) Cut your summer utility bills by as much as 40% with these simple savings tips.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005	Method of heat removal is critical in design Far too often cooling is an afterthought in the design of the latest "black box" and by the time it is parameters such as power, volume, and weight are all at a premium.
Chemistry World July 12, 2013 Matthew Smith	Cobalt redox couple boosts thermoelectric cells Scientists in Australia have improved a technology that recycles waste heat into useable energy by using ionic liquids containing cobalt redox couples as the electrolytes in thermoelectric cells.