# Startup's nuclear-inspired cooling system could make data centers more sustainable

DevFeed: [Startup's nuclear-inspired cooling system could make data centers more sustainable](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/startup-s-nuclear-inspired-cooling-system-could-make-data-centers-more-sustainable-37977.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://news.mit.edu/2026/nuclear-inspired-cooling-system-ferveret-could-make-data-centers-more-sustainable-0610>)

Author: Zach Winn | MIT News

Published: 2026-06-10T04:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [MIT AI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/mit-ai-news.md>)

Topics: [data centers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-centers.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [Computer science](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/computer-science.md>)

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## AI overview

Ferveret, a startup founded by two MIT researchers, is adapting nuclear-reactor heat-transfer methods to cool AI data-center servers with a specialized liquid. Its Adaptive Phase Cooling system uses small, frequently detaching bubbles to improve heat transfer without water and with less electricity.

## Source excerpt

Founded by two researchers from MIT, Ferveret reduces the amount of energy and water required to cool the chips that power AI.