Firm cools computer with corona discharge

Kronos uses an ionic wind pump to create a corona discharge which draws air across the chip.

The outfit, which develops high efficiency corona-based air filters, attempted to adapt the technology to microprocessor cooling.

With a bit of cash from the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington and Intel, it created several working prototypes of a corona discharge CPU cooler, which can silently but effectively cool a modern CPU.

Corona-based coolers have no moving parts and are more reliable. They could cool down the most demanding processors without making a sound. They also do not need much power to do the job either, Kronos claims.

In an interview with TFOT.com, the inventors say they are looking for financing. If they manage to get it, Kronos can have a commercial product in the shops in two years. µ