Scientist Say Aerogel Is The New Miracle Chemical

In the latest science discovery, the material called aerogel could be the latest miracle to come out of the science industry.

Aerogel is one of the world’s lightest solids but take a look at what aerogel is capable of. Scientists say aerogel could be used to protect people from bomb blasts, help humans fly to Mars and even clean up oil!

With its amazing abilities, aerogel can withstand a direct blast on 1 Kg of dynamite and and aerogel can provide protection from heat at temperatures as high as 1,300 C.

Mercouri Kanatzidis, a chemistry professor at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, said: “It is an amazing material. It has the lowest density of any product known to man, yet at the same time it can do so much. I can see aerogel being used for everything from filtering polluted water to insulating against extreme temperatures and even for jewellery.”

Aerogel is called frozen smoke as a nickname and aerogel is made by extracting water from a silica gel, then replacing it with gas such as carbon dioxide.

What impact do you think aerogel will have on society and the economy?

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