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The same overheating problem that happens to our laptops also plagues computer servers and data centers around the world—and heat management is only getting harder as computer chips get more compact and powerful. Understanding how heat moves through chips at the microscale is essential for continuing to improve their performance. Unfortunately, most methods for measuring […]

4/17/2024

While “electronics” once referred to a branch of science dealing with the flow of electrons, today the term is more often used to describe the devices powered by these electrical currents, like phones, computers and refrigerators. The manipulation of electrical currents is behind some of the most important innovations over the past century. Stay up to date with the latest in electronics technolog…