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Video: RSD5 Solid State Fan In Action

Yesterday, we posted about the RSD5 Solid State Fan from Thorrn Micro Technologies. Today, we have a video of the fan in action along with additional insight from one of the creators. The more I learn (and watch) about the RSD5, the more impressed I become. Thorrn Micro says the research is complete and expect the RSD5 to be ready for market by 2009.

3:38 PM on Wed Mar 19 2008
By Adrian Covert
20,710 views, 55 comments

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Microchip-sized Solid State Fan Actively Cools Laptops With No Moving Parts

Engineers at Thorrn Micro Technologies have created a solid state fan for portable gadgets that is one-fourth the size and two to three times more powerful than a comparable mechanical fan. The RSD5 fan, which is roughly the size of a microchip, is said to be extremely thin, silent, and powerful and current prototypes can effectively cool a 25-watt processor. More »

5:30 PM on Tue Mar 18 2008
By Adrian Covert
15,458 views, 44 comments