Saturday, October 31, 2009

Aerogel


Aerogel , created by Steve Kistler in 1931 is a material with very interesting properties . Also known as frozen smoke , it contains 99.8% air. It is the best known insulator and can support 2000 times its own weight. To the touch areogel is a dry, rigid material .


The brick shown in the picture is kept on an aerogel.

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