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Thermal compound bettering solder...

Best bet...nanotubes (bucky tubes) and/or graphite.

Many companies have been looking into conductive materials using these materials.
NEC has patented the nanotube/methanol battery not too long ago.
 
I remember reading that the conductivity of thermal compound like Arctic Silver has gotten to the point where the thickness of the layer matters more than the conductivity.

OT: Particle Man, 13 posts since Oct 1999...?
 
"The invented material is superior to all other thermal pastes, including those involving exotic materials such as carbon nanotubes and diamond. It even significantly surpasses solder -- the best material currently available -- for improving the thermal contact between two surfaces," she says.

Apparently its NOT carbon nanotubes.
 
Originally posted by: Sahakiel
Originally posted by: Howard
Originally posted by: CTho9305
I'm betting carbon-filled organic material.
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Are you sure?
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Read your own link
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Originally posted by: zephyrprime
It sounds like some sort of plastic. It's amazing that it could be better than solder!
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Put me down as skeptical...
 
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