Magnetic Nanoparticles Could Aid Heat Dissipation in Nuclear Plant Cooling Systems and Electronics

Nov. 20, 2013 — Cooling systems generally rely on water pumped through pipes to remove unwanted heat. Now, researchers at MIT and in Australia have found a way of enhancing heat transfer in such systems by using magnetic fields, a method that could prevent hotspots that can lead to system failures. The system could also be applied to cooling everything from electronic devices to advanced fusion reactors, they say.

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