QUEST Lab: Aerogel - KQED QUEST
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Uploaded by KQEDondemand on Apr 15, 2008
It looks like frozen smoke. And it's the lightest solid material on the planet. Aerogel insulates space suits, makes tennis rackets stronger and could be used one day to clean up oil spills. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientist Alex Gash shows us some remarkable properties of this truly unique substance.
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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
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It's not the lightest anymore.
AxelsAxis 3 months ago 91
Microlattice is now the lightest.
cannedshoes 3 months ago 68