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It wouldn't be as good as Aerogel [1] which is a similar silica nano-particle based structure. It contains air as opposed to water so conducts very little heat.
by barbegal 8y ago
It wouldn't be as good as Aerogel [1] which is a similar silica nano-particle based structure. It contains air as opposed to water so conducts very little heat.
[1] http://www.aerogel.org/?p=1929 http://www.aerogel.org/?p=1929
- taspeotis 8y agoSounds like Aerogel would be lighter, too.
- Hasz 8y agoExcept that aerogel, classically, is incredibly unbelievably fragile. There's now composites out there that are supposedly better though.
- feedbeef 8y agoThis also comes to mind: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlite