National Bureau of Economic Research

The Macroeconomic Impact of Climate Change: Global vs. Local Temperature

This paper estimates that the macroeconomic damages from climate change are an order of magnitude larger than previously thought. Exploiting natural global temperature variability, we find that 1°C ...
CNET

Sony’s Cooling Neck Device Is Coming to the US, and I Got a First Look

I spent a few days testing the Reon Pocket Pro Plus ahead of its US launch. Here's how it went. Anna Gragert Senior Editor, ...
IEEE

A Fast and Intelligent Monitoring of Solder Layer Degradation in Multichip IGBT Modules Based on Copper Substrate Temperature Field Reconstruction

Abstract: Fatigue-induced delamination of the direct-bonded copper solder layer is a critical and latent failure mode in multichip insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) power modules. To address ...
IEEE

A Low-Thermal-Stress Double-Sided Cooling Wire-Bondless Package Structure of SiC Power Modules for High-Temperature Applications

Abstract: To leverage the outstanding high-temperature resistance of silicon carbide (SiC), theoretically up to 500 °C, conventional packaging materials, and structures have become inadequate to meet ...