Aerogel
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Basics
- A gel with the liquid replaced with a gas
- Tends to be ultralight, very insulative to convective and conducttive heat (not radiative however)
Used For
- Many, many things
- Insulation
- Catalysts
- Optics
- Chemical Absorbant (For spill cleanups etc)
- Electronics (Supercapacitors)
- High Tech/Scientific Research Use Cases
- Aircraft (Lighter internal structure, electric deicing)