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Ulike Air 2 IPL Hair Removal Device

The Ulike Air 2 IPL Hair Removal Device stands out in the at-home beauty market, primarily known for its patented Sapphire Ice-Cooling Technology. This device is a mid-range offering in Ulike’s lineup, designed to provide a near-painless, convenient, and effective way to achieve long-term hair reduction.

Here is a detailed breakdown of the device, its performance, and who it is best suited for.

The Air 2 utilizes Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) technology, which works by emitting broad-spectrum light that is absorbed by the melanin (pigment) in the hair follicle. This light energy converts to heat, weakening the follicle and slowing down regrowth.

  • Sapphire Ice-Cooling Technology: This is the flagship feature. The device maintains a cool contact surface which counteracts the heat generated by the IPL flash. This feature is the main reason why users report the treatment as virtually painless, eliminating the stinging or burning sensation common with older IPL models.
  • Wired Device: The Air 2 is a corded device. While this means it must be plugged in during use, it ensures consistent, high-powered flashes and eliminates the worry of battery life dropping mid-session.
  • 5 Intensity Levels: It offers five adjustable energy levels, allowing users to customize the treatment based on their skin sensitivity and the area being treated (e.g., lower levels for the face/bikini line, higher levels for legs/arms).
  • Visible Results in 4 Weeks: Ulike, backed by third-party testing, claims users can see a significant hair reduction in as little as four weeks of consistent use and same can be said from testing here at home with partner
  • Full-Body Use: The device is FDA-cleared for safe use on the legs, body, face, and bikini line.

The Ulike Air 2 is designed with a sleek, lightweight, and ergonomic wand-like shape, making it easy to grip and maneuver across large and curved body areas and is simple to use set up and get going as this takes time to use and it does not offer overnight results as some might come to expect.

  • Setup: The device is very straightforward. After plugging it in, users simply put on the protective sunglasses (included), shave the target area, select the appropriate intensity level, and begin treatment.
  • Painless Operation: The cooling feature is highly praised. Users consistently report that the cooling surface is activated immediately and keeps the skin comfortable, even at higher intensity settings.
  • Treatment Time: While not as fast as newer models like the Air 10, the Air 2 still offers relatively quick sessions. Full-body treatments typically take around 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the speed and technique (using the ‘glide’ method or the ‘stamp’ method).

  • The IPL Caveat (Skin Tone & Hair Color): Like all IPL devices, the Air 2 relies on the contrast between dark hair and light skin. It is most effective on lighter skin tones (Fair to Light Brown) with darker hair colors (Brown to Black). It is not recommended for very dark skin tones or for light hair (blonde, gray, red) as it may not be effective or could potentially cause skin irritation.

Consistent use is key to achieving optimal results with the Ulike Air 2 and again a reminder it takes time to see the effects.

The recommended schedule typically involves 3 treatments per week for the first 4 weeks, followed by a transition to maintenance sessions (1 to 3 times per month) once hair growth slows significantly.

Slower Regrowth: Hair growth slows down noticeably within the first month.

Thinner and Lighter Hair: Regrowing hairs become softer, finer, and less dense.

Long-Term Reduction: After the initial phase, many users find they only need occasional touch-ups every few weeks to maintain smooth skin, saving substantial time and money compared to waxing or in-office laser treatments.

The Ulike Air 2 is an excellent choice for first-time IPL users and anyone prioritizing comfort and convenience and also cutting down on costs and you can use at home of if you are travelling and no need to waste time finidng appointments in clinics and so on men and women can use it and done so discreetly.

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Phononic Announces Exclusive Cold Chain Licensing Agreement with Peltier, Inc

Phononic, the global leader in solid state cooling  technology, has entered into a strategic exclusive cold chain licensing agreement with Peltier Technology, Inc. Phononic’s Active Cooling Solutions (ACSTM) platform has become mission critical  through the cold chain from fulfillment centers to grocery shelves to last mile delivery.

Peltier Technology, Inc is founded by Hanson Li – an experienced entrepreneur and technology investor  – with the mission to reimagine the world’s approach to using cold. Peltier has built an  experienced team of industry executives, global supply chain and 3PL partners, and a world class  engineering team to strengthen the cold chain with smart modular solutions.  

Customers can expect refrigeration and IoT software solutions from Peltier that patch up leaks in  the cold chain; an astounding 20% of food and drugs, and up to 50% of vaccines, are wasted  despite the tens of billions of dollars the world invests each year in the cold chain. Peltier solutions  bring refrigeration flexibility that can be easily integrated in operations that demand temperature  integrity. From unlocking new shelves for chilled or frozen goods in the grocery aisle to enabling  multi-temp automated warehouse solutions, Peltier delivers sustainable and purposeful  refrigeration to an industry frozen in time. 

“Peltier is excited to license and commercialize Phononic’s next generation of solid state cooling  technology,” said Hanson Li, Peltier CEO and Founder. “I’m excited to combine Peltier’s focus on  solving temperature challenges with Phononic’s disruptive cooling platform. With an established  ACSTM platform, supply chain, and customers, Peltier will continue to deliver timely solutions for our  customers’ cooling challenges.”  

“We’re excited to partner with Hanson and his team at Peltier” said Tony Atti, Co-Founder and  CEO of Phononic. “We developed the ACSTM platform as a solution to the needs of e-commerce,  cold chain, retail/grocery and consumer demand for innovating cooling. Licensing provides us  the flexibility to leverage Peltier’s cold chain focus to support the market while we enable the  future of AI through our datacenter platform.” 

Phononic’s ACSTM platform includes a unique combination of merchandising refrigerators and  freezers, portable totes, integrated docking stations and IoT connectivity, last mile, and shipping  and logistics design concepts. This platform has already realized value ensuring protection of  temperature-sensitive drugs and vaccines; delivering frozen/refrigerated perishable items at the  point-of-sale; and enabled retailers to scale e-commerce online purchasing.  

Mitsubishi Electric Acquires Irish Air-conditioning Company, Crystal Air Holdings Limited, to Strengthen EU Data Centre Offering

Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. today announces it has concluded an agreement with Irish air-conditioning installation and maintenance company, Crystal Air Holdings Limited, to acquire all of the shares in the company.

Crystal Air’s sector expertise paired with its installation and maintenance capabilities will boost Mitsubishi Electric’s strategic business offering and ensure the company is well positioned to respond to increased demand in IT cooling and data centre solutions across Europe.

The acquisition of Crystal Air follows Mitsubishi Electric’s establishment of MEHITS (Mitsubishi Electric Hydronics & IT Cooling Systems S.p.A.), that specialises in applied air-conditioning solutions for comfort, process, and IT cooling.

Shinji Kurita CEO and President MEU explains: “Through the establishment of MEHITS, and now with the acquisition of Crystal Air, we have created a strong platform to meet the growing demand in the data centre sector. By integrating our traditional HVAC products with advanced applied solutions and a comprehensive service and maintenance capability, we have significantly enhanced our offering to drive business growth and strengthen our presence in the data centre market.”

Masami Kusano, Living Environment Systems Business Unit President says: “The European market is a key strategic region for Mitsubishi Electric, as the number of new data centres continues to rise, driven by a surge in data transmission volumes. This growth is underpinned by the increasing number of network-connected devices, the expanding adoption of high-resolution video streaming, generative AI technologies, and advancements in IoT. As the demand for IT cooling increases, data centre operators are increasingly seeking end-to-end solutions, encompassing not only the installation and commissioning of air-conditioning systems but also ongoing operation and maintenance services.”

Ciaran Moody, Branch President Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. Irish branch says: “We in Ireland take immense pride in our Business Solutions Partners, and we are particularly proud of Crystal Air’s success in delivering their exceptional expertise to the European market, especially their proven excellence in the data centre sector. This acquisition aligns seamlessly with our pan-European strategy to offer a comprehensive suite of services, including product supply, installation, and maintenance. We believe our strategy is fully aligned with the evolving needs and expectations of data centre owners and operators.

Domnick Ward, President of Crystal Air explains: “Combining Mitsubishi Electric’s manufacturing and product expertise with our specialised knowledge positions us uniquely in the market. This partnership enables us to capitalise on growth opportunities and further strengthen our presence in the European data centre sector.”The acquisition will take place on December 18th 2024 subject to approval by the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.

Dell AI Factory Transforms Data Centers with Advanced Cooling, High Density Compute and AI Storage Innovations

Today Dell Technologies introduces new integrated rack-scalable systems, server, storage and data management innovations to the Dell AI Factory, powering high density computing and AI workloads at scale.

“Today’s data centers can’t keep up with the demands of AI, requiring high density compute and liquid cooling innovations with modular, flexible and efficient designs,” said Arthur Lewis, president, Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell Technologies. “These new systems deliver the performance needed for organizations to remain competitive in the fast-evolving AI landscape.”

The future of accelerated compute with leading cooling innovations

The Dell Integrated Rack 7000 (IR7000) handles accelerated computing demands with superior density, more sustainable power management and advanced cooling technologies. This Open Compute Project (OCP) standards-based rack is ideal for large-scale deployment and features a futureproof design for multigeneration and heterogenous technology environments.

Key features include:

  • Designed for density, the 21-inch Dell IR7000 is designed to support industry-leading CPU and GPU density.
  • Future-ready and efficient, the rack features wider, taller server sleds to accommodate the latest, larger CPU and GPU architectures. This rack was purpose built for liquid cooling natively, capable of cooling future deployments of up to 480KW, and is able to capture nearly 100% of heat created.
  • Engineered for greater choice and flexibility, this integrated rack offers support for both Dell and off-the-shelf networking.
  • Deployments are simple and energy-efficient with Dell Integrated Rack Scalable Systems (IRSS). IRSS delivers innovative rack-scale infrastructure optimized for AI workloads, making the setup process seamless and efficient with a fully integrated plug-and-play rack scale system.

Dell Technologies introduces AI-ready platforms designed for the Dell IR7000:

  • Part of the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, the Dell PowerEdge XE9712 offers high-performance, dense acceleration for LLM training and real-time inferencing of large-scale AI deployments. Designed for industry-leading GPU density with NVIDIA GB200 NVL72, this platform connects up to 36 NVIDIA Grace CPUs with 72 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs in a rack-scale design. The 72 GPU NVLink domain acts as a single GPU for up to 30x faster real-time trillion-parameter LLM inferencing. The liquid cooled NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 is up to 25x more efficient than the air-cooled NVIDIA H100-powered systems.
  • The Dell PowerEdge M7725 provides high performance dense compute ideal for research, government, fintech and higher education environments. Designed to be deployed in the IR7000 rack, the Dell PowerEdge M7725 delivers more compute with improved serviceability scaling between 24K-27K cores per rack, with 64 or 72 two socket nodes, powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs Front IO slots enables high speed IO connectivity and provides seamless connectivity for demanding applications. The server’s energy-efficient form factor allows for more sustainable deployments through both direct liquid cooling (DLC) to CPUs and air cooling via quick connect to the integrated rack.

Unstructured storage and data management innovations for the AI era

Dell Technologies unstructured data storage portfolio innovations improve AI application performance and deliver simplified global data management.

Dell PowerScale, the world’s first Ethernet storage certified for NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, delivers new updates that enhance data management strategies, improve workload performance and offer greater support for AI workloads.1

  • Enhanced discoverability: Unlock data insights for faster smarter decision-making using PowerScale metadata and the Dell Data Lakehouse. A forthcoming Dell open-source document loader for NVIDIA NeMo services and RAG frameworks is designed to help customers improve data ingestion time and decrease compute and GPU cost.
  • Denser storage: Customers can fine tune their AI models by training them on larger datasets with new 61TB drives that increase capacity and efficiency while reducing data center storage footprint by half.2
  • Improved AI performance: AI workload performance is enhanced through front-end NVIDIA InfiniBand capabilities and 200GbE Ethernet adapter support that delivers up to 63% faster throughput.3

With new enhancements to the Dell Data Lakehouse data management platform, customers can save time and improve operations with new features like disaster recovery, automated schema discovery, comprehensive management APIs, and self-service full stack upgrades.

Customers can simplify their data-driven journey and quickly scale their AI and business use cases with Optimization Services for Data Cataloging and Implementation Services for Data Pipelines. These services increase accessibility to high-quality data through discovery, organization, automation and integration.

Dell Generative AI Solutions with Intel for modern workflows

As part of the Dell AI Factory, Dell Generative AI Solutions with Intel offers jointly engineered, tested and validated platforms for seamless AI deployment. Featuring the Dell PowerEdge XE9680 and Intel ® Gaudi 3 ® AI accelerators with Dell storage, networking, services and an open-source software stack, these preconfigured, flexible and high performing solutions support a range of GenAI use cases including content creation, digital assistants, design and data creation, code generation and more.

Park Place Announces New Liquid Cooling Solutions to Cut Costs and Carbon Emissions for Ireland Data Centres

Park Place Technologies, the world’s leading global data centre and networking optimisation firm, today announces the expansion of its portfolio of IT infrastructure services with the introduction of two Liquid Cooling solutions for data centres: Immersion Liquid Cooling and Direct-to-Chip Cooling.

This announcement comes at a critical time for businesses who are seeing a dramatic increase in the compute power they require, driven by adoption of technologies like AI and IoT. This in turn is driving the need for more on-prem hardware, more space for that hardware, and more energy to run it all – presenting a significant financial and environmental challenge for businesses. Park Place Technology’s new Liquid Cooling solutions present a strong solution for businesses looking to address these challenges as the technology has the potential to deliver strong financial and environmental results.

Direct-to-Chip is an advanced cooling method that applies coolant directly to the server components that generate the most heat including CPUs and GPUs. Immersion cooling empowers data centre operators to do more with less: less space and less energy. Using these methods, businesses can increase their Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) by up to 18 times, and rack density by up to 10 times. Ultimately, this can help deliver power savings of up to 50%, which in turn leads to lower operation costs.

From an environmental perspective, liquid cooling is significantly more efficient than traditional air cooling. At present, air cooling technology only captures 30% of the heat generated by the servers, compared to the 100% captured by immersion cooling, resulting in lower carbon emissions for businesses that opt for immersion cooling methods.

Park Place Technologies can deliver a complete, turn-key solution for organisations looking to implement Liquid Cooling technology, removing the complexity of adoption, which is a common barrier for businesses. Park Place Technologies provides a single-vendor solution for the whole process from procuring the hardware, conversion of the servers for liquid cooling, installation, maintenance, monitoring and management of the hardware and the cooling technology.

“Our new Liquid Cooling offerings have the potential to have a significant impact on our customers’ costs and carbon emissions, two of the key issues they face today,” said Chris Carreiro, Chief Technology Officer, at Park Place Technologies.  “Park Place Technologies is ideally positioned to help organisations cut their data centre operations costs, giving them the opportunity to re-invest in driving innovation across their businesses.

The decision to invest in Immersion Cooling and Direct-to-Chip Cooling depends on various factors, including the specific requirements of the data center, budget constraints, the desired level of cooling efficiency, and infrastructure complexity. Park Place Technologies can work closely with customers to find the best solution for their business, and can guide them towards the best long-term strategy, while offering short-term results. This takes much of the complexity out of the process, which will enable more businesses to capitalise on this exciting new technology.”

How Do Modern Heat Pumps Work?

The idea behind modern heat pumps is pretty straightforward – they move heat around to heat or cool down the interior of buildings. The idea is not new, in fact, heat pumps were invented in the 1800s and have been used in homes since the 1960s. 

However, in the past few decades, the modern heat pump has become a popular home appliance, perhaps brought into the limelight by recent clean energy incentives, with the potential for climate benefits and cost savings. Nonetheless, no matter what their benefits might be, the inner workings of a heat pump are quite fascinating. 

So, how do modern heat pumps work? Well, in this article, we’ll delve deep into the inner workings of a heat pump to help you understand what makes them tick. 

Understanding the Basics

At its core, a heat pump works by transferring heat from one location to another, rather than generating heat through combustion like conventional furnaces or boilers. According to Chill Cooler, this process is facilitated by a refrigerant, a fluid with properties that allow it to absorb and release heat efficiently. 

By circulating the refrigerant through a closed loop system comprising indoor and outdoor components, heat pumps can extract heat from the surrounding environment and transfer it indoors during colder months, and vice versa during warmer months for cooling.

Imagine you’re at home on a chilly winter day, sitting on the couch watching Netflix. You look at the thermostat and decide to bump up the heat a little bit. As soon as you increase the temperature, the heat pump springs into action – the compressor and fan speed up, and the refrigerant starts moving faster to get more heat from the outside to the inside. 

It might seem counterintuitive to get heat from the outside while it’s cold, so let’s look at how the process works. 

Components of a Heat Pump System

Modern heat pump systems typically consist of three main components:

Outdoor Unit (Condenser): The outdoor unit houses the compressor, which pressurizes the refrigerant, and the condenser coil, which facilitates heat exchange with the outdoor air. In heating mode, the refrigerant extracts heat from the ambient air and becomes a hot, high-pressure gas.

Indoor Unit (Evaporator): Connected to the outdoor unit by refrigerant lines, the indoor unit contains the evaporator coil, where the hot refrigerant releases its heat to warm the indoor space. The fan within the indoor unit then circulates the warmed air throughout the home.

Refrigerant Lines: These lines carry the refrigerant between the indoor and outdoor units, facilitating the heat exchange process. The refrigerant undergoes phase changes from liquid to gas and back to liquid as it absorbs and releases heat, enabling efficient heat transfer.

How the Refrigerant Flows

The refrigerant used in commercial heat pumps has a very low boiling point, usually below -25 °C. This means that at the start of the process, the refrigerant is about that temperature, in liquid form. Even in the coldest of places, the refrigerant is usually considerably colder than the outside air. 

First, the refrigerant flows through a heat exchanger, where it meets the outside air and warms enough to start boiling. This changes it from a liquid to a gas. It then goes through a compressor, where it is squeezed into a smaller volume to increase its boiling point and pressure. This also raises its temperature. By the time it’s getting out of the compressor, it’s much warmer than the indoor air. 

In the next stage, it flows into another heat exchanger. At this point, it’s a warm gas flowing past a relatively cold room. It transfers some of its heat into the room with the help of fans, and it starts turning back into a liquid. 

In the final stage, the liquid refrigerant goes through an expansion valve, releasing its pressure. Expanding it helps it to cool down again so that it returns to a low temperature and low-pressure state, where it’s ready to absorb heat from the outside and start the process all over again. 

Reversible Heating and Cooling Modes

One of the key advantages of heat pumps is their ability to provide both heating and cooling functions through reversible operation,  added Taylor’s, who are offering heat pump service.

By simply reversing the flow of refrigerant, a heat pump can extract heat from the indoor air and expel it outdoors to cool the space during warmer months. This dual functionality makes heat pumps a versatile solution for year-round comfort, eliminating the need for separate heating and cooling systems and reducing energy consumption.

Efficiency and Environmental Benefits

Modern improvements in the various core components of heat pumps have helped boost their performance and efficiency and ensure low environmental impact. For instance, the refrigerants used in heat pumps have seen major improvements, and freon (R-22) which previously dominated the industry, has been phased out. 

A mixture of chemicals known as R-410A are now the widely used refrigerants. They are significantly less harmful to the environment, and have a lower boiling point than freon, meaning they can absorb more heat at much lower temperatures, which boosts the efficiency of heat pumps. 

Additionally, because they do not rely on fossil fuels for heat generation, heat pumps produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to reducing carbon footprints, making them a sustainable choice for environmentally conscious homeowners.

Tech Review – JISULIFE Handheld Fan PRO1 S

Portable fans are very popular and I have several fans in the house that are portable but on a bigger scale I have one at my desk and one on my locker but not ideal for carrying around, this one however is and is fantastic, pun intended and make with aluminium and not cheap plastic and is very robust yet it is also light and looks cool.

There is one switch on the rear and a wheel on the front to turn the power up of the fan and you can feel it instantly and the air is cold as expected, there is a USB-C port on the rear and a strap to hold it to make it more secure. As said there is many fans on the market we can carry around but this one here is the best one I have seen yet and the quality alone is superb which makes it an ideal kit to carry with you on hot summer days and so on.

What I also like is the information on the front of the device which again is something you do not see too often with these gadgets and it just makes this portable fan even better and it also has great battery life of up to 15 hours which means you can easily get a day out of it on an extreme hot day unlike others on the market.

 

 

Features 

  • A New Peak of Powerful Wind Force: The wind speed reaches 9m/s, accelerating the cooling rate threefold.
  • Category 100 Hurricane Technology: Personalized wind power, adjustable at will.
  • 1.5-hour Lightning Fast Charging: 18W fast charging, coolness without waiting.
  • Superior Battery Life: 15 hours of powerful battery life, effortlessly lasts the whole day.
  • Aluminum Alloy Aesthetics: Smooth body, excellent tactile sensation.

Specs

Brand JisuLife

Product Model Handheld Fan Pro1 S

Rated Voltage Current: 5.0V 2.0A/9.0V= 2.0A /12.0V1.5A

Battery Capacity 2500mAh (18.5Wh/7.4V)

Cell Li-ion Battery

Product Weight About 260g

Charging Time 1.5-2h(18W fast charging input) /2.5-3.5h(5.0V-2.0Ainput)

Operating Time 3-15h(depending on different gears/usescenarios)

Product Size 59(L)x61(W)x157(H)mm

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