OCZ demos CNT HSF at Computex

ThraxThrax 🐌Austin, TX Icrontian
edited June 2007 in Science & Tech
This is so neat we decided to give this a spot of its own, but the lads at OCZ have demoed one of the first CNT-based heatsinks for the retail channels. The lads at DailyTech have some information about it, explaining the benefits of CNT as a conductor and dissipater of heat. Check it out here.

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  • BuddyJBuddyJ Dept. of Propaganda OKC Icrontian
    edited June 2007
    I remember a few years ago when heatpipes were the new wave in cooling. CNT looks to be the next step. How long until we can get a review sample of this? ;)
  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited June 2007
    Awesome! So Does it use water inside of that housing I'm guessing?
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited June 2007
    I'm not going to be able to say very much about the technology behind it as it is even hidden to me to some extent, but i can say that there is SERIOUS R&D putting into this technology. Law of physics can only get you down to a certain temperature and i think with this, we are getting very close to what is possible.
  • ZuntarZuntar North Carolina Icrontian
    edited June 2007
    Sweet, simply sweet!
  • QeldromaQeldroma Arid ZoneAh Member
    edited June 2007
    It's supposed to be 5x better than copper.

    Hope it will be priced reasonably.
  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited June 2007
    Neat but how are the nanotubes involved? Last I checked we have a problem making a tube more than a couple centimeters long, and are unable to really control how they line up(IE: Space Elevator and weaving the tubes to form a belt). Are they simply made then clumped together randomly or is there some form to it?
  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited June 2007
    maybe they only need to be a couple cm long.
  • RyderRyder Kalamazoo, Mi Icrontian
    edited June 2007
    Here is some more info for you:
    CNTs have been around since the beginning of time since they do occur in nature. One example of where they were just recently discovered to provide superior strength are the damascene swords made by Assaf Allah in Damascus in the 17th century. Note that those are made of steel that is cold forged in the presence of some herbs that provide the carbon source that under thermo-mechanical pressure lines up in the form of nanotubes to crosslink the iron. Carbon nanotubes also naturally occur in higher concentration in arc-burned graphite rods.

    OCZ did and are in fact testing the cooler with a variety of materials including carbon nanotubes, but based on the excessive cost we are experimenting with a number of materials including directional carbon, and even a hybrid of copper/carbon nanotubes as well as copper/directional carbon.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited June 2007
    Incredible info, Eric... Thanks for the update.

    The famous "Damascus Dagger" - I had NO idea that it was legit because of carbon nanotubes! :eek2: amazing!
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited June 2007
    I've grown very small (micro-scale) carbon nanotubes in lab, and it was a long involved process. It interesting to see that enough progress has been made to do some applications with them.
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