AEROGEL - A SUPERSTRONG

NANOPOROUS MATERIAL
Lightweight, Superstrong, and Mostly Air
Aerogel is the lightest and lowest-density solid that has ever
been produced. It is a superstrong nanoporous material made
from the same material as glass and is 50-99% air. It can be
made to be so low in density that it can actually floa in air!.

A pound of aerogel would be the

size of a man but could hold the
This 5 mL aerogel has more surface area than the area of
weight of a Honda Civic.
the football field at Camp Randall Stadium!
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Evaporation causes a gel to shrink. Aerogel is made by supercritically

drying a gel. This prevents the gel from shrinking while it is dried, leaving
a low-density sponge-like material is left over. www.zerogaerogel.com Copyright 2001, Aerogel Technologies, LLC