Samsung Electronics Selected as One of the 100 Innovative Technologies for Next-Generation Peltier Cooling Technology

[Financial News] Samsung Electronics and Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory announced on the 24th that their research on 'next-generation Peltier cooling technology' conducted through industry-academic cooperation was selected as one of the '100 Innovative Technologies' at the '2025 R&D 100 Awards' hosted by the American R&D World Magazine.
Established in 1963, the 'R&D 100 Awards' is a globally prestigious award that selects the 100 most innovative scientific and technological advancements contributing to the development of the science and technology field each year, known as the 'Oscars of Innovation' and the 'Nobel Prize of Engineering'. 'R&D World Magazine' stated that the Samsung Research Life Solution Team and Johns Hopkins University researchers were the first in the world to develop a 'high-performance thin-film Peltier semiconductor device' using nanotechnology and successfully demonstrated a high-performance Peltier refrigerator utilizing it. They also mentioned that the research team introduced a production process with a completely different semiconductor thin-film deposition method, improving cooling efficiency by about 75% compared to conventional refrigerants, while achieving miniaturization and weight reduction simultaneously.
Peltier cooling technology is an eco-friendly, non-chemical next-generation cooling method that does not use refrigerants, allowing for fast and precise temperature control. As a result, its potential applications in various industrial fields such as home appliances, semiconductors, medical devices, automotive electronics, and data centers are being highlighted. Meanwhile, this achievement was published in the world-renowned academic journal 'Nature Communications' last May. Nature Communications is a sister journal of the world-renowned scientific journal Nature, publishing innovative research results in advanced fields such as nanotechnology, semiconductors, and life sciences as an open-access academic journal.
Lee Jun-hyun, Vice President of Samsung Research Life Solution Team at Samsung Electronics, said, "It is a great honor to receive the globally prestigious 'R&D 100 Award' that evaluates commercially viable scientific technology," adding, "It is significant that the next-generation Peltier cooling technology has been recognized for both its innovation and practicality."



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