Water-Cooled Supercomputers On the Way

There is a innovative new way to cool computers…wait for it…wait for it…it's water cooling! Whodathunkit?

Early next month, IBM and a Swiss university plan to test out this concept with an innovative water-cooled supercomputer called Aquasar that will cut energy costs and contribute to campus heating needs. At 140 to 160 degrees Fahrenheit (60 to 70 degrees Celsius), the liquid chilling the electronic guts of Aquasar will be hot by human standards. But this "warm" cold water will keep the computers' components below a performance-hurting 185 degrees Fahrenheit (85 degrees Celsius) and pack enough energy for other purposes.

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