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Re:Solid State Active Cooling Could Revolutionize Thermals by zeristor on Saturday January 21, 2023 @03:20AM (#34464822)
Nifty idea using MEMS to move the air along, key word being it seems jet impingement.

How does it deal with dust from a household environment? Perhaps it could have a Venturi cap like Mil Mi 24 Hind helicopters to spin out dust from being infested into the engine intake.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-24#Attrition_in_Afgha...

Re:Solid State Active Cooling Could Revolutionize Thermals by thxg on Saturday January 21, 2023 @05:53AM (#34465508)
> How does it deal with dust from a household environment?

At 5:55 the interviewee claims that the high back pressure allows them to blow the air through IP68 filter material. It seems dust-proofing is one of their marketing points.

I don't know what to make of this, so just a few random points: The interviewee is actually the founder and CEO. Has a CS PhD from UT Dallas and mostly a high-level management carreer, most lately VP at Qualcomm. They just came out from stealth mode (December) and announced they raised $100M [1].

[1] https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/frore-systems-emerges-from-s...

Re:Solid State Active Cooling Could Revolutionize Thermals by sscarduzio on Saturday January 21, 2023 @07:31AM (#34465990)
"Vibrating membranes" makes me cringe thinking about durability