4/12/2026 at 11:20:42 PM
by thunderbong
4/13/2026 at 8:14:10 AM
Previously, when they first reported the material in 2021, I think? https://feng.mech.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/152/2022...by altairprime
4/13/2026 at 6:19:13 AM
Still only half the thermal conductivity of diamond. But pretty awesome nonetheless! I hope it's easy to make.by mitthrowaway2
4/13/2026 at 7:29:03 AM
Can we make heat sink out of synthetic diamonds?by ralfd
4/13/2026 at 8:07:36 AM
Yes, that is a thing.Also fabricating integrated circuits on a diamond substrate.
by kazinator
4/13/2026 at 12:16:51 AM
"a metallic material called θ-phase tantalum nitride"by smcin
4/13/2026 at 6:01:20 AM
> In the form of tantalum nitride that Hu and his colleagues studied, the atomic structure of the crystal lattice lets phonons travel unusually long distances with minimal interference.Sort of like a thermal (phonon) superconductor.. Maybe there's a true thermal superconductor out there to be discovered...
by nielsbot
4/13/2026 at 9:41:10 AM
"Maybe there's a true thermal superconductor out there to be discovered..."it's called a vacume, and honestly I believe that for heat, thats it, given it's role in physics....
by metalman
4/13/2026 at 10:18:37 AM
Vacuum? It’s a terrible conductor. Closer to a perfect insulator.by apothegm