Aerogel: See-Through, Strong as Steel & Ligher than Air

Despite its incredibly low density, aerogel is one of the most powerful materials on the planet. It can support thousands of times its own weight, block out intense heat, cold and sound - yet it is 1,000 times less dense than glass, nearly as transparent and is composed of %99.8 air.

Reviewed by deebeez May 22, 02:19pm ( 96 reviews ) • dornob.com

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Reviewed by thor623 on Oct 22, 11:36am

not possible for it to be lighter than air. bs
Rated by hckanurag on Oct 06, 10:36pm

SImply WOW!!!
Rated by amateur6 on Sep 08, 1:07pm

Love aerogel, hate random sites blogging about it. OLD NEWS.
Rated by 0hSuzyQ on Aug 04, 12:34pm

wow!
Rated by RhettisStumbling on Jul 30, 8:55am

I want some!
Reviewed by shade11 on Jul 01, 4:51pm

Old stuff. What ever happened to this?
Rated by jclo123 on Jun 27, 3:50pm

Interesting material.
Reviewed by Woblebob on Jun 21, 12:16pm

ligher than air, you say?
Rated by magnitude7 on Jun 19, 12:24pm

I have found places that actually SELL little discarded pieces of aerogel. For a thumbnail-sized piece, it is maybe $20.00 or more, but its still affordable to the true geeky to own a piece of the future..
Reviewed by BambiCNI on Jun 18, 11:06am

Very kewl! "Despite its incredibly low density, aerogel is one of the most powerful materials on the planet. It can support thousands of times its own weight, block out intense heat, cold and sound - yet it is 1,000 times less dense than glass, nearly as transparent and is composed of %99.8 air. The lowest-density silica-based aerogels are even lighter than air." If this is for real, might be a replacement for the tiles on spacecraft atmosphere reentry?

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