Airgel: lighter than air
Already several times ( 1 , 2 ), the term airgel jumped in posts on Habré. So I became interested in the topic and found a rather interesting, but a short video explaining what airgel is.
Airgel looks like frozen smoke, and this is the lightest solid material on the planet.
Some facts about airgel:
Airgel looks like frozen smoke, and this is the lightest solid material on the planet.
Some facts about airgel:
- consist of 99.8% air
- 39 times more effective than better insulating fiberglass
- 1000 times less dense than glass
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/77197/
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