Graphene aerogel is world’s lightest material
As materials science continues to advance, the definition of what is a
solid becomes increasingly hard to pin down. Super-light aerogels have
been a target of research for decades, getting less dense as new
variants are developed. Now a team of researchers from China’s Zhejiang
University in the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering have
broken the record for the lowest density solid to date with a new type
of aerogel, and they owe it to our old friend graphene.
Aerogel is
usually composed of silica or carbon compounds and is highly-prized for
its durability and thermal insulation properties
http://bit.ly/Z39bvF
As materials science continues to advance, the definition of what is a solid becomes increasingly hard to pin down. Super-light aerogels have been a target of research for decades, getting less dense as new variants are developed. Now a team of researchers from China’s Zhejiang University in the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering have broken the record for the lowest density solid to date with a new type of aerogel, and they owe it to our old friend graphene.
Aerogel is usually composed of silica or carbon compounds and is highly-prized for its durability and thermal insulation properties
http://bit.ly/Z39bvF
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