Re:Cryogenically frozen RAM bypasses disk encryption methods...
by deftnerd on Sunday June 12, 2016 @03:38AM
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Wouldn't the embedded aluminum particles cause a risk of shorting out the electrical connections?
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Re:Cryogenically frozen RAM bypasses disk encryption methods...
by AdamJacobMuller on Sunday June 12, 2016 @05:09AM
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> Pure Electrical Insulator:
> Arctic Alumina Adhesive is a pure electrical insulator, neither electrically conductive nor capacitive.
I'm not entirely sure I understand what it means by capacitive in this context, but, not conductive and the overall sentence there seems to strongly indicate that it specifically will not short out.
Re:Cryogenically frozen RAM bypasses disk encryption methods...
by mirimir on Sunday June 12, 2016 @07:51PM
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Not capacitive means that there are no isolated electrically conductive layers that act as capacitors. That is, the stuff isn't only non-conductive for DC. The alumina also increases thermal conductivity, and strengthens the epoxy, making removal much more difficult.