New Liquid Cooling Tech Promises Lower Data Center Energy Use
TechStrong.IT, Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
A team of experts at the University of California San Diego has created a new liquid cooling technology that could significantly boost data center energy efficiency.
The new technology passively drives heat loss through evaporation by using a complex fiber membrane, an advance that may support better cooling rates and lower water levels than current liquid cooling methods.
The membrane at the center of this new liquid cooling system is low cost. Positioned just above the electronics, the membrane uses its extensive network of pores to expand cooling liquid across a wide surface using a capillary action. The liquid, having gathered the heat from the underlying electronics, then evaporates and dissipates the heat.