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China develops ultra-fast cooling technology, raising questions for AI data centres
A team including the Institute of Metal Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a cooling mechanism that uses pressure-driven dissolution and precipitation of salt in an aqueous solution to absorb and release heat. Experiments at room temperature showed a 20 to 30 degree temperature drop in 20 seconds, rising to more than 50 degrees in hotter conditions. The system runs a four-step cycle and can absorb up to 67 joules per cycle, with theoretical efficiency of about 77 percent.
