Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Aerogel.

Known mostly for its use in gently catching particles ejected from Comet Wild 2, aerogel is a sort of foamy glass. Both are silicon-based solids yet aerogel is only 0.02 percent solid by volume – the rest is empty space! Weighing just 3 times as much as air, aerogel has earned itself the nickname “frozen smoke” and among its many claims to fame are 15 entries in the Guinness Book of World Records.


2 comments:

  1. My first reaction was to check Amazon! I have no idea what I would do with it, but a kind of art comes to mind!

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  2. No, Walmart! They will have it! I'll dice it and box it and give it as gifts!

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