Boosting computer power 740% ⚡

Plus: Climate change is messing with our sleep May 23, 2022 [View in browser]( We have to face it: Electronics aren't 100 percent efficient. Inevitably, some of the energy we put into them is bound to escape, as heat. This makes temperature a hot topic for scientists. But you can still keep cool — scientists have found a novel computer cooling method that can boost performance by 740 percent per unit, a breakthrough that could solve a long-standing problem in many industries. But before we dive into the novel cooling trick, check out today's video to find out what's causing all the city noise pollution. Spoiler alert: it's cars. No surprise there. Good morning. I’m Derya, an editor at IE. This is The Blueprint. Let’s cool off. [Video]VIDEO OF THE DAY [Find out why most of the noise pollution in cities comes from cars]( And it's pretty dangerous for humans. [Find out why most of the noise pollution in cities comes from cars]( INNOVATION [A new computer cooling method enables a 740 percent increase in power per unit]( [Fire in the microchip.]( We have all had the experience of one of our electronic devices overheating. When that happens, it becomes dangerous both for the device and its surroundings. But considering the speed of technological advances, is overheating avoidable? - Researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), and the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) [have recently devised an invention]( that could cool down electronics more efficiently than other alternative solutions and enable a 740-percent increase in power per unit. Scaling down. The researchers used copper as the main material, which is inexpensive. Then they made the copper coating entirely "engulf" the device, which removed the need for a thermal interface material and a heat sink. This also guarantees that the device using the new solution is dramatically smaller than its conventional counterparts. This innovative approach has now enabled us to use a non-siloed electro-thermo-mechanical technology approach to develop a solution to a [difficult problem for multiple industries](. [Read More]( HEALTH [Climate change is messing with our sleep. Here's why it matters]( [Bedroom at night.]( When we think of climate change, we think of a warming planet and the physical risks that accompany it, like hurricanes, droughts, and rising sea levels. But there are other ways that a warming planet can affect us, and they may be just as severe. Sleep drifter. [A new study found that climate change]( is making humanity lose essential sleep. The researchers estimate that by the year 2099, increased temperatures may erode 50 to 58 hours of sleep per person per year. - The new research examined global sleep data collected from accelerometer-based sleep-tracking wristbands from more than 47,000 adults across 68 countries. The findings were in alignment with early studies done on mice and humans that found that the quality and quantity of sleep decreased as the heat increased. Perhaps the most troubling finding of the new study was that [sleep loss was higher]( for people in developing countries, meaning it disproportionately affects those who are most vulnerable. [Read More]( SCIENCE [Researchers explain how auroras are formed on Mars without a global magnetic field]( [Mars.]( In July 2021, the Hope probe sent by the United Arab Emirates to study the Martian atmosphere released images of the nightside aurora on Mars. This was a rarely seen event and brought up the question: how do auroras form on the Red Planet without a global magnetic field? Now, physicists led by the University of Iowa have found the answer. - The physicists now claim that [new research has uncovered]( that aurora on Mars is created through the interaction between the solar wind and magnetic fields generated by the crust at southern latitudes on the Red Planet. Magnetic. To come to this conclusion, the researchers had to study more than 200 observations of discrete aurora on Mars by the NASA-led Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft using a tool called the Solar Wind Ion Analyzer. The findings complement a study that was released last year and revealed that [Mars' aurora was a proton aurora]( which is a distinct class of auroral phenomenon caused by energetic protons precipitating into a planetary atmosphere. [Read More]( MAIL & MUSINGS The aurora borealis is a natural light display in Earth's sky that has captivated people for millennia. Have you ever witnessed one in action? Be sure you check back tomorrow for the results! [Yes! It was breathtaking.]( [Nope. I’d love to, though.]( [They are common where I live.]( [I’m not really a nature fan.]( Yesterday’s Results We asked whether you think electric bikes will provide significant benefits to the Ukrainian army. A whopping 60 percent of you stated that any help makes a difference. Definitely! Any help makes a difference. 60% Yes. They seem quite capable. 20% I don’t think they’ll have a major influence. 14% Unfortunately no. 7% QUOTE OF THE DAY “ Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth. ” Jules Verne in “Journey to the Center of the Earth” (1864) AND ANOTHER THING... - The James Webb Space Telescope [can now track moving targets]( in our solar system. - After six globe-trotting decades spent probing “the phenomenon,” the French information scientist Jacques Vallée [still doesn’t know what UFOs are](. (WIRED) - Agricultural research in Antarctica [is helping scientists grow food in space](. - The Egyptians may have the most famous mummies, but they're not the oldest. The Chinchorro people of Chile's Atacama Desert [were the first to mummify their dead]( — 7,000 years ago. (BBC) - Here’s everything you need to know about the most accepted cosmological model, [the Big Bang Theory](. - [A day in the life of (almost) every vending machine]( in the world: What’s behind the indestructible appeal of the robotic snack? (The Guardian) - What comes after the crypto crash? [A powerful Web3 firm expects “dark days”](. Prepared by Derya Ozdemir and Brad Bergan Enjoy reading? Don't forget to forward to a friend! Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe]( [About Us]( | [Advertise]( | [Contact Us]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Youtube]( [Linkedin]( [Instagram]( You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to our newsletter. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( © Copyright 2022 | The Blueprint is by Interesting Engineering, Inc. 201 Spear Street, Suite 1100 San Francisco, CA 94105 | All Rights Reserved [Interesting Engineering]