Scientist Say Aerogel Is The New Miracle Chemical
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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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wow, this is amazing..
i cant wait to get my hands on this thing!!!
I just saw a sample of this material today at the Pima Air Museum in Tucson, AZ. Their display said it was sold commerically in the 1940s. Seems it’s been around a long time, yet this article sings its praises as a “new” and “miracle” material. Maybe it was just re-discovered.
I think what might have happened, was when the discovery was made, the scientist took this material and used it to build the first Spaceships. Realizing this might be the way to get out into outer space safely, they only focused on using it for those certain projects.
Going out to space was the only thing on our minds those days.
I dont know, just a thought. Oh and it first got discovered in 1931 : )