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A team of researchers from Purdue University has invented a way to cool down computer chips using a breeze made up of charged particles. They say it will increase the cooling rate by 250%; we say it could be the end of “penis burn,” that uncomfortable sensation you get when your notebook is parked atop your crotch. More »
