The Amazing Properties of Aerogel

Posted by michael on Tuesday January 20, 2004 @06:39PM from the it-slices-it-dices dept.

RideMax writes "We all know NASA is using a substance called 'aerogel' in the Stardust spacecraft to catch pieces of the Wild-2 comet. The NYT is running an article about some other amazing aerogel properties. My favorite quote: 'It's the lowest density of any solid, and it has the highest thermoinsulation properties. Though it would be very expensive, you could take a two- or three-bedroom house, insulate it with aerogel, and you could heat the house with a candle. But eventually the house would become too hot.'" We've looked at Aerogel before.

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Cool Pictures by hlopez · 2004-01-20 18:51 · Score: 0, Redundant

Here is the link to all the cool pictures at NASA's website.

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1. Re:Cool Pictures by raodin · 2004-01-20 18:54 · Score: 0, Redundant
  
  You forgot the important part.
Re:More pictures here by Hatta · 2004-01-21 03:36 · Score: 0, Redundant

Here's a link.

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