World’s First Plasma-Cooled Laptop To Be Unveiled At CES 2026
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At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, startup YPlasma will unveil the world’s first laptop with a new cooling system based on dielectric barrier discharge (DBD)—a technology that uses cold plasma for thermal management without fans or other moving parts.
The technology involves the use of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuators for cooling, which the company calls a revolutionary solution.
This is another so-called solid-state cooling system, or active but fanless cooling system. It uses cold plasma technology to generate a high-speed ion wind without a single moving part. The technology itself is not new, but YPlasma has miniaturized it to the point of being suitable for use in mobile PCs.
YPlasma actuators are thin films, just 200 microns thick. These actuators are the first in the world to provide both cooling and heating in a single device, but heating is hardly of interest for laptops.
YPlasma emphasizes that its DBD technology can be useful not only in laptops but also in other areas. For example, active airflow management can improve cooling efficiency in automobiles and aviation, and can also find application in next-generation systems, including drones and spacecraft. Thus, the development opens up prospects for the wider use of plasma thermal management in various industrial sectors.
