Aerogel, known as the world’s lightest solid, boasts a density so low that it’s composed of 99.8% air, making it lighter than ...

Consisting of 99% air, aerogel is the world's lightest solid. This unique material has found purpose in several forms—from ...

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory perfected aerogel for the Stardust mission. Under Stardust, bricks of aerogel covered panels on ...

While aerogel strips or panels have been used in buildings for decades, this type of insulation remains a little-known and rather expensive option for those aiming to reduce heat loss from their ...

(c) Images of the aerogels at different redox states. The aerogel used for panel (a-c) had a thickness of 1.5 mm and PEDOT:PSS to cellulose ratio of 1:10. Panels (df) present reversible tunable ...

The Department of Energy is focusing on aerogels to reduce the severity of lithium battery fires. a lab that creates the substance shares the pros and cons of this technology in creating safer EVs.