When taking pictures of the night sky, any noise picked up by the sensor can obscure the desired result. One major cause of noise in CMOS sensors is heat—even small amounts can degrade the final image ...

The Peltier chip (TEC chip) is a thermo-element that utilizes the Peltier effect to implement a heat pump. It has two plates — one cold and the other hot. Between the plates, there are several ...

In my 20-odd years of PC building and DIY electronics hackery, I have attached refrigeration units to many things: overclocked CPUs, of course, the underside of a mousepad during a particularly hot ...

I'm considering building a reasonably large peltier-based cooler for camping purposes. Has anyone messed around with these? I'm considering using either 2" or 4" of blue foamboard insulation (R10 or ...

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Ever play with a Peltier plate? They’re these really cool components that kind of look like a ceramic sandwich, and when you put power into them, one side gets hot, and one side gets freezing cold!