Ben Heck is a modder that landed his own show thanks to his modding prowess with all sorts of gadgets. Typically, we see gaming systems and related gear from Heck, but with the hot weather due to hit ...

Nextreme, Inc., an new startup out of North Carolina, has announced a new cooling device for chips that gives me an excuse to write an Ars story that contains two words that I haven't used together on ...

In classic Computex style Cooler Master is showing off a thermoelectric CPU cooler design concept on its stand, but it's one that's practically finished and will be on the shelves by the end of the ...

If you need to cool something, the gold standard is using a gas compressor arrangement. Of course, there are definite downsides to that, like weight, power consumption, and vibrations. There are solid ...

I'm considering building a reasonably large peltier-based cooler for camping purposes. Has anyone messed around with these? I'm considering using either 2" or 4" of blue foamboard insulation (R10 or ...

Learn how CUI’s advanced Peltier module construction technique more effectively addresses the thermal challenges present in today’s board-level electronic applications. Peltier devices, also known as ...

Thermoelectric cooling relies fundamentally on the Peltier effect. Electrons passing through semiconductor materials with alternating conductive properties absorb ambient heat energy in order to ...

Want to visualize radioactive particles? You don’t need a boatload of lab equipment. Just a cloud chamber. And [Curious ...

Thermoelectric coolers (TECs) based on the Peltier effect can be used for general cooling, but more often they’re applied to maintain a precise temperature for subsystems and components. And unlike ...