Why liquid cooling for AI data centers is harder than it looks

August 12, 2025

Steven Carlini

While liquid cooling for data centers is rightly considered an emerging technology, it’s not new. Early IBM mainframes from the 1960s and Cray supercomputers featured liquid cooling. Notably, a full-time technician was included in the Cray system purchase for installation, operation and maintenance. Why AI...

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Why liquid cooling for AI data centers is harder than it looks

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