r/whoathatsinteresting 20h ago

Motorless solid-state cooler uses heat to cool itself; could recycle processor heat into cooling; shape-memory alloy films could turn data center exhaust into refrigeration

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/manufacturing/motorless-solid-state-cooler-uses-heat-to-cool-itself-could-recycle-processor-heat-into-cooling-shape-memory-alloy-films-could-turn-data-center-exhaust-into-refrigeration
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u/Boxadorables 14h ago

It doesn't use heat to cool itself. It's a glorified electrical heat pump and it will never cool a data center lmfao