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Published Feb 04 2010 by Popular Science

Superinsulating Aerogels Arrive on Home Insulation Market At Last

Over 70 years ago, scientists invented aerogel, the least dense solid known to man, and an insulator four times more efficient than fiberglass or foam. Famously, according to Dr. Peter Tsou of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, "you could take a two- or three-bedroom house, insulate it with aerogel,...

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...Laboratory, "you could take a two or three-bedroom house, insulate it with aerogel, and you could heat the house with a candle. But eventually the house would become too hot."

Superinsulating Aerogels Arrive on Home Insulation Market At Last [Popular Science - Feb 04 2010]

High-tech aerogels wrap homes with insulation

Aspen Aerogels is selling aerogels--a high-tech insulating material used in oil and gas pipelines and in aerospace--to retrofit older homes to be more energy efficient. ... [Published Feb 02 2010 by CNET News.com]

Entities: Aerogel, Gas Pipeline, Insulator

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Barack Obama

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Red Planet to Green Building: “Aspen Aerogels, which makes insulating material for industrial applications, has started selling its air-filled aerogel blankets to make existing buildings more energy efficient.” Previously, aerogel manufacturers have ... [Published Feb 02 2010 by GigaOM Network]

Entities: Aerogel, Proton, Fuel Cell, Insulator, Barack Obama

First Reported Feb 04 2010 - Updated Feb 04 2010 - 1 Documents

Your next home might be insulated with aerogel, really

Areogel , the 90% air material previously used in such space platforms as the Mars Pathfinder Rover, is actually dropping in price. So much so that’s actually being used as insulation in some commercial applications. In fact the prices are dropping ... [Published Feb 04 2010 by CrunchGear]

Entities: Aerogel, Insulator, Mars Pathfinder, Nanomaterial

First Reported Feb 04 2010 - Updated Feb 04 2010 - 1 Documents

Case Western Reserve University

New Aerogel Improves Oil Spill Cleanup

Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have designed an ultra-lightweight sponge made of clay and a bit of high-grade plastic they say will effectively clean up spills of all kinds of oils and solvents, and allow for the absorbed oil to be squeezed ... [Published Feb 04 2010 by Scientific Blogging]

Entities: Aerogel, Oil Spill, Polymer, Case Western Reserve University

First Reported Feb 04 2010 - Updated Feb 04 2010 - 1 Documents

Peter Tsou

Space-Age Tech Coming to a Building Near You: Aerogel as Insulation

Photo: Peter Tsou at NASA's JPL, Public domain. Frozen Smoke in My Walls Aerogel, also known as Frozen Smoke, is quite an interesting material. It has the lowest bulk density of any known porous solid, it is mostly transparent but feels a bit like Styrofoam ... [Published Feb 04 2010 by Treehugger]

Entities: Aerogel, Peter Tsou, Public Domain, NASA

First Reported Feb 08 2010 - Updated Feb 08 2010 - 1 Documents

Cabot Corporation

Space-Age Aerogel Insulation: It Is Already Here

KMAMike recently wrote Space-Age Tech Coming to a Building Near You: Aerogel as Insulation It is true that it hasn't been used much as conventional insulation in solid walls, but because it is translucent, it has been used a lot in applications where ... [Published Feb 08 2010 by Treehugger]

Entities: Aerogel, Cabot Corporation, Treehugger

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Your next home might be insulated with aerogel,... [Published Feb 04 2010 by CrunchGear] Areogel , the 90% air material previously used in such space platforms as the Mars Pathfinder Rover, is actually dropping in price. So much so that’s actually being used as insulation in some commercial applications. In fact the prices are dropping ...
High-tech aerogels wrap homes with insulation [Published Feb 02 2010 by CNET News.com] Aspen Aerogels is selling aerogels--a high-tech insulating material used in oil and gas pipelines and in aerospace--to retrofit older homes to be more energy efficient. ...
Space-Age Aerogel Insulation: It Is Already Here [Published Feb 08 2010 by Treehugger] KMAMike recently wrote Space-Age Tech Coming to a Building Near You: Aerogel as Insulation It is true that it hasn't been used much as conventional insulation in solid walls, but because it is translucent, it has been used a lot in applications where ...
New Aerogel Improves Oil Spill Cleanup [Published Feb 04 2010 by Scientific Blogging] Researchers from Case Western Reserve University have designed an ultra-lightweight sponge made of clay and a bit of high-grade plastic they say will effectively clean up spills of all kinds of oils and solvents, and allow for the absorbed oil to be squeezed ...
Space-Age Tech Coming to a Building Near You: A... [Published Feb 04 2010 by Treehugger] Photo: Peter Tsou at NASA's JPL, Public domain. Frozen Smoke in My Walls Aerogel, also known as Frozen Smoke, is quite an interesting material. It has the lowest bulk density of any known porous solid, it is mostly transparent but feels a bit like Styrofoam ...