Carbon nanotubes, namely, tubular carbon molecules used in thermal, electronic, optical, electromagnetic, mechanical, chemical and biochemical applications; Transient power and temperature management product for electronics, transportation, building comfort, energy and power, and consumer products industries, namely, batteries, transient voltage surge suppressors with power conditioning technology, radio frequency transmitters and receivers used with detectors, sensors, or communications devices, multicore or multithreaded computer hardware that implements voltage or frequency modulation, thread migration or core hopping, periodic monitoring software or hardware that performs limited duty cycle or limited duration tasks; Mechanically compliant and durable pads or films that are thermally conductive, namely, vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays in a polymer matrix supported by metal foil used as thermal or electrical interface materials in the nature of tubular carbon molecules used in electronic and mechanical applications, in particular semiconductor chip testing and heat sink and heat source applications for use in electronic components; Mechanically compliant and low-outgassing pads or films that are thermally conductive, namely, vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays in a polymer matrix supported by metal foil used as thermal or electrical interface materials in the nature of tubular carbon molecules used in aerospace applications, in particular for spacecraft cooling and heat sink and heat source applications for use in spacecraft components