A 2.38 g piece of aerogel supporting a 2.5 kg brick. Aerogels are stiff
foams composed of up to 99.8%
air and with a
density as low as 1 mg per cubic centimetre.
Aerogels hold 15 different
records for material properties, including best insulator and lowest-density solid.Photo credit:
NASA
A 2.38 g piece of aerogel supporting a 2.5 kg brick. Aerogels are stiff
foams composed of up to 99.8%
air and with a
density as low as 1 mg per cubic centimetre.
Aerogels hold 15 different
records for material properties, including best insulator and lowest-density solid.Photo credit:
NASA
