Aerogels are the lightest solids known. Up to 1000 times lighter than glass and with a density as low as only four times that of air, they show very high thermal, electrical and acoustic insulation values and hold many entries in Guinness World Records. Originally based on silic…
1. History of aerogels -- 2. Materials and processing: inorganic - silica based aerogels -- 3. Materials and processing: inorganic - non-silicate aerogels -- 4. Materials and processing: organic - natural and synthetic aerogels -- 5. Materials and processing: composite aerogels …
Aerogels are the lightest solids known. Up to 1000 times lighter than glass and with a density as low as only four times that of air, they show very high thermal, electrical and acoustic insulation values and hold many entries in Guinness World Records. Originally based on silic…