Non-Moving Solid State Fan Outperforms Traditional Fans

[Galvin]

Cant wait for this tech. To have fans with no noise is the holy grail to silent computing.

[sharvin]

what is this "o-zone" I hear people talking about is it some sort of breath mint?

[Madpistol]

I'm telling you... strap a couple of supercharged versions to a car, and we'll have a hovercraft. If this technology works out, we're going to see much bigger breakthroughs shortly.

[Viral]

Who knows if it actually works in a large form. For now it might just be for smaller formats, focused towards laptops and portable devices, as shown in the video. Hopefully we'll see these being implemented in things like PSU's and video cards as well as being sold seperately within a few years. Having a PC using just these for cooling would be great.

[CaptNKILL]

Laptops need these badly. They are getting hotter and louder every year. I've seen a few recent ones and I'm surprised just how noisy they are getting, even at idle or when browsing the web.

[Madpistol]

So what would this be classified as? Passive-Active cooling???

[rage10]

So what would this be classified as? Passive-Active cooling???
something like that.:D

[rhink]

Active.

[Madpistol]

Active.

But there's no moving parts. Active means that something mechanical is moving air. There is nothing mechanical about this device. :p

[Revs]

But there's no moving parts. Active means that something mechanical is moving air. There is nothing mechanical about this device. :p

True, but it's still active :)

[Madpistol]

True, but it's still active :)

Care to explain?

[magitek]

There's a difference between static and passive. A heatsink is both, since it does not move (static) and uses no power (passive). This device uses power but does not move, therefore it is active and static. I hope they come in all sorts of standard shapes so we can replace our noisy case fans without replacing the case.

[Madpistol]

There's a difference between static and passive. A heatsink is both, since it does not move (static) and uses no power (passive). This device uses power but does not move, therefore it is active and static. I hope they come in all sorts of standard shapes so we can replace our noisy case fans without replacing the case.

Very good explanation! Static Active or Active Static it is. :thumbsup:

[rhink]

But there's no moving parts. Active means that something mechanical is moving air. There is nothing mechanical about this device. :p

You're doing work to move the air and cool the chip, hence, active.

[npras42]

You're doing work to move the air and cool the chip, hence, active.

I would think this is the most accurate description. Energy is used to dissipate the waste energy (heat) of the chip, hence 'active'.