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What is aerogel?

This video explains what aerogel is, how it is made, and why this lightweight material is used in science, engineering, and ...
Aerogel is one of the strangest materials ever created. Ultra-light, ghost-like, and incredibly strong, it challenges everything we think we know about solids. This video breaks down what aerogel is, ...
This is Soramatex from Sora Materials. They wouldn’t tell me what it is, save that it uses carbon powder, which makes it ...
Chitin-derived carbon aerogel prevents leakage in phase change materials, boosting durable and sustainable heat storage.
A team of materials scientists has developed a new bio based carbon material that can store thermal energy more efficiently ...
A team of materials scientists has developed a new bio based carbon material that can store thermal energy more efficiently while preventing one of ...
A Chinese PhD researcher has created a flame-resistant material tested at 2,732°F, far exceeding typical firefighter suit ...
The team led by Professors Wang Chengyu and Yang Haiyue from Northeast Forestry University proposed a strategy for ...
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The potential for sending payloads and people to Mars is therefore becoming plausible in a way that it never has before. Mars ...
As the weather grows cold this winter, you may be one of the many Americans pulling their winter jackets out of the closet.