News Adding ceramic powder to liquid metal significantly improves thermal qualities, claim University of Texas researchers

[Admin]

A new colloidal thermal interface material (TIM) promises to significantly outperform commercially available liquid metals from the likes of Thermalright and Thermal Grizzly.

Adding ceramic powder to liquid metal significantly improves thermal qualities, claim University of Texas researchers : Read more

 

[rluker5]

Aluminum nitride is still a thermal insulator compared to copper so if it makes the mixture considerably thicker than just liquid metal the gains won't be especially big.
Also Aluminum Nitride powder is pretty expensive. If it was close to boron nitride prices then I might have checked this out.

 

[Hooda Thunkett]

Is it just me, or does "mechanochemistry" sound like marketing-speak for "grad student go smack-smack-smack!"

 

[dwd999]

But is this mixture electrically non-conductive, which many thermal paste users prefer?

 

[hotaru251]

Question would be longevity of drying out

But is this mixture electrically non-conductive, which many thermal paste users prefer?

...its liquid metal w/ ceramic mixed in....its still metal and thus conductive same as liquid metal.

 

[Fuzzwood]

Liquid metal, so... Mercury?

 

[JohnyFin]

This is very know physic mechanism knowledge since hundred year? Used very often for creating subzero liquids.

 

[TJ Hooker]

Liquid metal, so... Mercury?

Nope, galinstan (or similar) alloy. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galinstan

 

[_Shatta_AD_]

You know everytime I read an article about some new tech breakthroughs claiming they could make things cheaper whether it be through manufacturing cost, longevity of the item, mass production or some otherworldly methodology, it’s never turned out to be true for the consumer when the item comes to market. Even if the person(s) making the breakthrough wish it to be true, the supply chain ensures it’ll absolutely not. Everyone know ‘new’ and ‘improved’ is where the money’s at and even if it turns out to be a flop in reality, marketing will work overtime to convince you otherwise. World of capitalism and corporate greed baby!

 

[_Shatta_AD_]

Closest thing I could think of that comes close to being true would be TLC NAND tech, and even that took ages, a whole decade at least before it approaches the initially promised cost. This of course doesn’t even take into account the unpredictability and issues that arise from the new tech. PLC you say? Maybe try 2027 for mainstream use 😂