QUEST Lab: Aerogel - KQED QUEST
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i WANT it
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O.o its a wonder full I bought it from somewhere and it truley is the lightest solid
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@cannedshoes Aerogel is still the lightest SOLID. Microlattice isn't a solid, but a cleverly designed structure.
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@AxelsAxis it is the lightest SOLID material still.
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It's amazing how human can create something this wonderful.
Yeah, Microlattice is the lightest now.
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@chrisp196 man made elements
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@bputra13 You can't create an element? Doesn't it have to be pre-existing? I'm guessing (if this is even true) that they merely discovered the elements.
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Cryogel Z, another "version" of Aerogel is already being used to insulate homes
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During the Cold War, it was one of the top 5 places Russia wanted to nuke. Pretty big feat for such a boring town, if I do say so myself.
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ooh fun fact...the people in livermore has created 2 new elements
It's not the lightest anymore.
AxelsAxis 3 months ago 91
Microlattice is now the lightest.
cannedshoes 3 months ago 68