Researchers Use Lasers For Cooling

MatthewVD writes "Infrared cameras on satellites and night vision goggles could soon use lasers to cool their components. According to the study published in Nature, researchers in Singapore were able to cool the semiconductor cadmium sulfide from 62 degrees fahrenheit to -9 degrees by focusing a green laser on it and making it fluoresce and lose energy as light. Since they require neither gas nor moving parts, they can be more compact, free from vibration and not prone to mechanical failure."

Pff

[Anonymous Coward]

Been saying lasers are cool for ages, but do they listen to me? Nooo...

That wont work..

[Brad1138]

It would freeze the water around the shark.

Re:Yeap, a bright idea

[ackthpt]

Ze goggles, zey do NUTHINK!

I see nothing wrong with the goggles... I see NOTHING! AAAAAHHHHHH

Re:Cool!

[Nationless]

Another laser, duh.

Re:Cool!

[Anonymous Coward]

It's lasers all the way down.

Re:temperature in celsius

[Anonymous Coward]

A proper scale? Shouldn't it be in Kalvin then?

Researchers in Singapore were able to cool the semiconductor cadmium sulfide from 290 Kelvin to 250 Kelvin

Fixed your fix.

Re:temperature in celsius

[ChrisMaple]

No, it should be in Hobbes.