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It's interesting that they use liquid metal for the CPU thermal interface. Unlike normal liquid metal it seems to be solid at room temperature, which I'm guessing was for ease of (re)application.

> We’re using Coollaboratory’s Liquid MetalPad through their Taiwan-based partner CCHUAN. (https://frame.work/gb/en/blog/framework-laptop-16-deep-dive-...)

It looks like the part is sold with the surrounding protective sheet: https://frame.work/gb/en/products/16-liquid-thermal-pad-amd-...