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Originally Posted by killernoodle
It looks to be a thermal insulator, but I may be wrong.
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They said "The low thermal expansion and high thermal conductivity of this insulation also improve coil performance." Its an electrical insulator with thermal conductive properties.
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Originally Posted by bobkoure
Hmmm... how is it that we care about non-electrical-conductivity in a waterblock?
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First off, it depends on how its made. If its initially a liquid state, you could create a poured on waterblock - cooling all the ICs with no chance of electrical shorting.
Even if its a solid, there is still the benefit of no more galvanic issues. Its possibly easier to create, probably a lot easier to machine.
I really have little idea what it is beyond the "ceramic/epoxy" part of their description. If I had to guess, I'd bet it was the binary compound that cures to a nice solid. I was initially thinking that you could just make a kick ass videocard cooler with it - get all your ram and gpu with one mold, make it easy to mass produce, no chance of shorting. And if its a liquid initially, you have the potential to avoid many of the thermal interface material issues.