researchers of University of Alicante (UA) has found a solution to one of the Big evils of electronic devices: has developed a material that can Prevent powerful devices from overheating like employees in aeronautics or in diagnostic imaging in medicine. Content is currently protected Through patent Spanish, European and American. This search increases by one 600% heat removal capability,
Lucila Paola Maiorano, Maroua Guidoum and José Miguel Molina from the LMA (Advanced Materials Laboratory) research group of the Department of Inorganic Chemistry of the University of Alicante recently published in the journal materials used today The development of innovative materials that could change the future of advanced electronics. it’s about low porosity aluminum foam which is integrated It has steel balls in its structureAs reported by the educational institution, these materials have been baptized as ‘GuyFoams’.
key to content
The GuFoam material is designed to solve this task One of the great technical challenges: Avoid overheating in electronic systems, which are becoming increasingly smaller and more powerful.
The key lies in its structural architecture, which mimproves heat circulation Increases the surface available to get the material inside and spread it more efficiently. Its application is particularly indicated for powerful electronic devices that can be used diagnostic tools per image medicine, electric trains, aeronautical equipment or computersamong others.
Graphic representation of the operation of materials to deal with the heat of electronic devices. /di
work, led by Jose Miguel Molina, Professor of Inorganic Chemistry“Represents a very important advance in the field of new materials, as it combines, as well as enhances, the properties of many known materials, through a unique microstructure.”
industry interest
This progress, explains Molina, has been the result of three research projects (two from the Ministry of National Planning and one from the Generalitat Valenciana) widespread interest in the industry Related to the storage and dissipation of energy, as it offers great benefits such as the possibility Can be built on any scale And in any geometry, Low cost of materials used (aluminum and steel) or the fact that it will allow the size of devices to be reduced, since the same amount of heat can be dissipated, with less guipure foam compared to conventional heatsinks.
Content is currently protected Through Spanish, European and American patents And its manufacturing process, described and protected in patents, has subsequently been improved and protected by trade secret, which is currently licensed for commercial exploitation, as reported by UA.
new applications
Furthermore, its promising potential has allowed Get funding for a new national project and a CIAPOS (Generalitat Valenciana) postdoctoral contract for the first author of the work, Lucila Paola Maiorano, Which will investigate during the next two years New applications of these materialsincluding thermal energy storageIn collaboration with national and international experts. According to this researcher, “This study sets a very promising future in my professional career and opens the door to explore new applications of high interest to me.”
Both researchers agree with the results of this study situation University of alicante in context In the creation of advanced materials in service of future technologies. “This innovation opens up new possibilities for not only improving the performance of electronics, but also increasing the response Demand for more efficient and sustainable equipment“, they insist.
