Ultra Efficient Chip Cooling Passes Boeing Tests [Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that matters]
I smell snake oil. The company claims to have made a chip that that is a super efficient Peltier cooler, as well as having some claims as to super efficient solar cells. So, hypotheticallly, we could have a solar powered heating and cooling system for our homes, all supplied by this one group.
The only problem with this is that the way the cooler works (which is just like a Peltier cooler) is by making one side cooler (Ambient temperature-X) and the OTHER SIDE hotter (Ambient temp+X) so unless you have a way of getting the heat to disburse outside the space you are trying to cool, you will end up defeating the purpose of cooling in the first place.
I seem to recall a company that made claims about a room temperature peltier based engine a couple of years ago, which was later found to be fraudulent. They had claimed to be able to make a boat motor that would work using the temeprature of the water to drive the shaft. I cannot find it at the moment
They appear to be little more that a patent farm, having had patented many ideas, and having little (if any) actual product in the marketplace. I like the ideas that I am seeing, I just wish that they would come to market.
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