http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/ Engadget Comments for Heat diodes give thermal computing a fighting chance http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 10:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 10:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/I hope that later generations have more success. ]]>Oct 19th 2009 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/
They are all supposed to die!!!!!

Kobayashi made them do it!]]>Oct 19th 2009 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 10:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/
However, these "heat diodes", paired with a peltier device, could be very useful because it would be much harder for the heat to build up in the CPU. Sure, the heatsink might get very hot, but who cares?

Also, thermal computing could be quite an interesting prospect. Additional computing power generated by the waste heat in a computer. I can't imagine using it by itself - it'd be quite impractical to use electricity to generate heat for the computer, but utilizing the wasted heat would be interesting.]]>Oct 19th 2009 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/
Anyway, thermal logic gates? I guess that's impractical right? It would be darn slow given the intrinsic speed at which heat conducts compared to electric currents. Imagine thermal D-flip-flops with clock "signals" driven by heat flux.]]>Oct 19th 2009 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Tent skins, thermos flasks, clothing, ice rinks, air con, spacecraft.

I'd be interested to know the effectiveness and tolerances of this stuff...]]>Oct 19th 2009 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 2:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/19/heat-diodes-give-thermal-computing-a-fighting-chance/Oct 19th 2009 2:58PM