How is this different than the numerous thermally conductive filled epoxies? They come in both electrically insulating and electrically conducting varieties with many different fillers. Regardless, I wouldn&#x27;t use glue to connect a CPU to a heat spreader in a conventional PC. Thermal expansion mismatch can cause issues when using glue and this also prevents re-use of the CPU or heatsink.<p>I frequently use thermally conductive epoxies at work to attach temperature sensors, these are relatively inexpensive so re-use isn&#x27;t an issue and its important that they don&#x27;t fall out and often clamping isn&#x27;t practical. I also often use thermally conductive glue to attach thermoelectric (peltier) modules where clamping is difficult.<p>Here is the article in Advanced Materials and processes:<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;mio.asminternational.org&#x2F;amp&#x2F;201601&#x2F;#24" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;mio.asminternational.org&#x2F;amp&#x2F;201601&#x2F;#24</a><p>and here is the article in Scientific Reports<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pmc&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC4653628&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov&#x2F;pmc&#x2F;articles&#x2F;PMC4653628&#x2F;</a><p>Looks like they use metallic nanoparticles grown on the surface that alloy with different metallic nanoparticles on the opposite surface to stick together.