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A video test featuring what is claimed to be an Intel Core i9-13900KF Qualification Sample (QS) has been published online. We have seen videos and benchmarks of purported Core i9-13900 CPUs previously, but this time around the chip is being cooled using a highly capable liquid loop chiller. It was found that the new Raptor Lake flagship’s P-cores could run stably at up to 6.1 GHz in some benchmarks, using this thermal solution.Bilibili PC tech social media star Extreme Player has returned with some more testing, and…

Illinois Tech spinoff Influit Energy says it's coming out of stealth mode to commercialize a rechargeable electrofuel – a non-flammable, fast-refuelling liquid flow battery that already carries 23% more energy than lithium batteries, at half the cost.Very much targeted at vehicles and aircraft, Influit's "nanoelectrofuels" offer an alternative to current battery tech with what appears to be a pretty compelling list of pros and cons. The company pitches its tech as a new type of flow battery – we've written plenty about…

This is one piece of hardware most of us would never have expected to see — a liquid cooler for the Intel Arc Alchemist. More precisely, the water block was made for the one and only custom version of the graphics card that’s currently available, the Gunnir Arc A380 Photon OC. Being an entry-level card, it’s hard to imagine that the Arc A380 will really need this type of cooling solution, and yet, here we are. Let’s take a closer look at this peculiar addition to Intel’s desktop GPU. Anybody looking to water cool…

Developing a method to observe the movement of atoms in a liquid, scientists from the University of Manchester have captured — for the first time — images of single atoms swimming in liquid. When a solid and a liquid come in contact with each other, both substances tend to change their configuration. This solid-liquid atomic-scale interaction governs the behaviour of batteries and fuel cells for generating clean energy. In addition, it also it also helps determine the efficiency of clean water generation and plays role in…

The motion of single atoms through liquid has been caught on camera for the first time.Using a sandwich of materials so thin they're effectively two-dimensional, scientists trapped and observed platinum atoms 'swimming' along a surface under different pressures.  The results will help us better understand how the presence of liquid alters the behavior of a solid with which it is in contact – which, in turn, has implications that could in the development of new substances and materials."Given the widespread industrial and…

The process of freeze drying really is punching above its (very light) weight. It makes for a delicious chocolate-covered strawberry, gives astronauts expanded food options, and now, the technique could be used to store DNA and cell information for cloning purposes.  With a success rate as low as 0.2 percent, freeze drying of cells still has a long way to go before becoming a standard cloning and storage strategy, but it's a really exciting step. "Maintaining biodiversity is an essential task, but storing germ cells as…

The International Liquid Mirror Telescope in its building in the Himalayas.Photo: Jean SurdejHigh in the Himalayas, a new telescope is set to observe the night sky. The contraption has a 4-meter (13-foot) lens, but here’s the kicker: it’s made of liquid mercury, a material seldom used for astronomical imaging.Called the International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT for short), the device’s main component is a layer of liquid mercury that floats on a very thin layer of compressed air. The quicksilverrotates, taking on a…

Low-mass planets with a primordial atmosphere of hydrogen and helium might have the temperatures and pressures that allow water in the liquid phase. The presence of liquid water is favorable for life, so that these planets potentially harbor exotic habitats for billions of years. Credit: © (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) – Thibaut Roger – Universität Bern – Universität ZürichLiquid water is an important prerequisite for life to develop on a planet. As researchers report in a new study, liquid water could also exist for billions of…

Our blueprint for the habitability of exoplanets is just one world in the entire cosmos: Earth. Our home is the only planet on which we know, for a certainty, life has emerged.  But the conditions for life as we know it may not be restricted to Earth-like planets, and now scientists have determined one kind of exoplanet that might have habitable conditions for billions of years.The key is in liquid water that sticks around long-term. Here on Earth, the presence of liquid water was vital for the emergence of life. By…

Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck Prototyp Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck prototype Since last year, a Mercedes-Benz GenH2 Truck fuel-cell prototype has been undergoing intensive testing on the in-house test track and on public roads. Daimler Truck is now putting another prototype into operation to test the use of liquid hydrogen. A newly installed prototype filling station at the development and testing centre in…