Droplet Figure (IMAGE)

Duke University

Droplet Figure

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A graphic of now the new droplet-based electrical hotspot cooling system works. Heat vaporizes water trapped in a sponge-like layer and the vapor droplets carry away heat. The vapor then coalesces on a cooled super-hydrophobic floor, jumping back up beneath hotspots when they become large enough.

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Chuan-Hua Chen, Duke University

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