Chinese researchers discover new salty cooling solution that can drop temperatures by more than 50 degrees Celsius in seconds β depressurizing saturated fluid triggers massive amounts of heat transfer Latest from Tom's Hardware By:editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) 1 February 2026 at 20:16 Chinese researchers developed a salt solution that absorbs large amounts of heat when depressurized, making it a potential substitute to traditional, power intensive cooling solutions used in data centers.