Next-generation internet hardware uses microscopic liquid channels to keep light-speed data from overheating
To prevent high-speed data centers from melting under the heat of 1.6 terabit speeds, engineers have developed optical hardware that circulates microscopic liquid channels directly alongside light-carrying chips.
As artificial intelligence and global networks demand faster data, traditional air cooling has reached its physical limits. Next-generation XPO transceivers solve this by integrating microfluidic channels directly into the hardware, circulating dielectric fluids at one liter per minute. This liquid system dissipates thirty watts of heat per square centimeter, which is double the capacity of previous air-cooled designs.
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