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Heat-Conducting Carbon Foam

anvilmark writes "ABCNews has an article about a new carbon based thermal conducting foam. Very pricey to produce but has 4-5 times the efficiency of copper at 1/5th the weight of aluminum. ORNL technical documentation available here and here. Sounds like the perfect heat sink shim to me."

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  1. shim..sink - what's the difference? by 56ker · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    surely you mean sink not shim!?

  2. Jumpsuit by kaimiike1970 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I need this where I work, everyone else turns the heat up so high I feel like I am melting. If a had a 'cool' carbon jumpsuit I would be so comfortable.

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  3. Re:Goofy comparisons by vought · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "1/10th less irritating than a Jon Katz article."

  4. Re:I am utterly amazed.... by Anne_Nonymous · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    >> I am utterly amazed...That so many posters confuse a heat conductor with a heat pump.

    It's not the heat, it's the humanity.

  5. Re:Heat Foam? Power Concrete? by nelsonal · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Cool, I'm the tick> SPOOOOOOOOOOOONNNN!

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  6. HAHA by IHopeYouTripAndFall · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Actually, that was pretty good. Gracias Senor!