Aerogel and Water

Aerogel is driest material in the world. Here a 10x10x5 mm aerogel sample pushed into droplet of water. The water is consumed in less than a second. The aerogel is destroyed in the process. Project history at http://picasaweb.google.com/pudist/Science#

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[dvh065]

Is this will change thermal insulation characteristic of aerogel? If this use for outside insulation of space ship then after enter the cloud, it will drop like a rock.

[pimbilibom]

@dvh065 1) the aerospace type aerogels are waterproof, 2) there is no liquid water at 2000° of heat shield temperature.

[958933]

fake

[pimbilibom]

@958933 what is fake my dear?

[noreason2701]

@pimbilibom So by "the aerogel is destroyed" I assume you mean there's NO way at all remove the water from it without destroying it?

[pimbilibom]

@noreason2701 the aerogel is destroyed by absorbing the water. it's nanostructure collapses as the water front proceeds in the volume. The forces developed by surface tension are tremendous because the internal surface is in order of thousands sq.meters.

[TheAgnostiic]

Never mind, after watching some of your other videos, I see that you make your own aerogel.

[TheAgnostiic]

Where do you get your aerogel from? I've been looking all over the interner and I can't find it anywhere.

[dkoribag1]

@pimbilibom hydrophobic aerogel mat ROCKS. CNT rock.

[NhatNguyenTV]

Sponge is 50% air and it absorbs water. The fact that Aerogel is 99% air helps it become a super-absorbing material. New stuff for your kids' diapers.

[GDop26]

So...how do you get the water back out.

[RoboticusMusic]

@pimbilibom A REAL CON ARTIST!

[Harperlarp]

HA! That aerogel was all like, "Nom nom nom!" on that water.

[killeroftheshadows96]

@LeetCrafter IT IS NOT NOT NOT NOT MADE OF ANY, I MEAN ANY SMOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!