DOWSIL™ ICL-1000 Data Center Immersion Cooling Fluid
Established in 1963, the R&D 100 Awards is the only S&T (science and technology) awards competition that recognizes new commercial products, technologies, and materials for their technological significance that are available for sale or license. The R&D 100 Awards, celebrating the program's 60th Anniversary this year, has long been a benchmark of excellence for industry sectors as diverse as telecommunications, high-energy physics, software, manufacturing, and biotechnology. This 2022 R&D 100 winner is listed below, along with its respective category.
Category: Mechanical/Materials
Developers: Dow Performance Silicones
United States
Product Description:DOWSIL™ ICL-1000 is innovative silicone-empowered data center immersion cooling fluid providing (i) Significantly improved compatibility with all materials in servers builds (ii) -balanced low viscosity for cooling and high flash point for safety (iii) low Global Warming Potential (GWP) and Ozone Depleting Potential (ODP) (iv) ease of recyclability
Developers: Dow Performance Silicones
United States
Product Description:DOWSIL™ ICL-1000 is innovative silicone-empowered data center immersion cooling fluid providing (i) Significantly improved compatibility with all materials in servers builds (ii) -balanced low viscosity for cooling and high flash point for safety (iii) low Global Warming Potential (GWP) and Ozone Depleting Potential (ODP) (iv) ease of recyclability

Photo 1: Lab server immersed in ICL-1000