This breakthrough enhances energy efficiency but and enables higher-density data centre setups, potentially slashing cooling costs and energy usage.

This TIM is created through a mechanochemically engineered combination of the liquid metal alloy Galinstan and ceramic aluminium nitride.  

It has surpassed the best commercial liquid metal cooling products by 56-72 per cent in laboratory tests. It has demonstrated the ability to dissipate up to 2,760 watts of heat from a16 square centimetre area.

This bridges the gap between the theoretical heat transfer limits of these materials and their practical application in real-world products.

 The controlled mechanochemical mixing of the liquid metal and ceramic components creates gradient interfaces that facilitate more efficient heat flow.

The implications of this development extend beyond superior cooling. The researchers assert that the higher performance of the TIM could reduce the energy required to operate cooling pumps and fans by up to 65 per cent.

It allows for the integration of more heat-generating processors within the same space without encountering overheating issues.

The material is still in the early stages of development. Although successfully tested on a small scale, the University of Texas team is now working on producing larger batches for real-world trials with data centre partners as soon as the branding period is done.