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![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090508072833im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif) Press Release 08-041 Tiny Torrents
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Silent, microchip-sized "fan" has no moving parts, yet produces enough wind to cool a laptop
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Researchers have developed a new micro-fan only slightly larger than a dime. The new fan can generate winds on the same scale as a laptop computer fan, but uses far less energy and should require far less maintenance.
Credit: Dan Schlitz and Vishal Singhal, Thorrn Micro Technologies |
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Dan Schlitz of Thorrn Micro Technologies is one of the developers of a new, solid-state micro-fan.
Credit: Dan Schlitz of Thorrn Micro Technologies |
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Vishal Singhal of Thorrn Micro Technologies is one of the co-developers of a new solid-state micro-fan.
Credit: Vishal Singhal, Thorrn Micro Technologies |
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![Photo of Dan Schlitz of Thorrn Micro Technologies describing innovative micro-fan technology.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090508072833im_/http://www.nsf.gov/news/mmg/media/images/dan_schlitz_f.jpg) |
View Video Dan Schlitz of Thorrn Micro Technologies, Inc., describes innovative micro-fan technology.
Credit: NSF and Thorrn Micro Technologies, Inc.
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