AI is an data-i13n=”cpos:1;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/ai/global-emissions-due-to-ai-related-chipmaking-grew-more-than-four-times-in-2024-160304017.html” data-ylk=”slk:enormous energy drain;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>enormous energy drain, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions at a time when the planet desperately needs progress in the opposite direction. Although most of that comes from running GPUs, cooling them is another significant overhead. So, it’s worth noting when a company of Microsoft’s stature data-i13n=”elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1″ class=”link ” href=”https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/innovation/microfluidics-liquid-cooling-ai-chips/” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:claims;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>claims to have achieved a breakthrough in chip cooling.
Microsoft’s new system is based on microfluidics, a method data-i13n=”cpos:3;pos:1″ href=”https://www.engadget.com/2017-09-24-maze-like-chip-helps-spot-aggressive-cancer-cells.html” data-ylk=”slk:long pursued;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas” class=”link “>long pursued but hard to implement. The company claims its approach could lead to three…
