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- noun Plural form of
aerogel .
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After this discovery, new developments in aerogels science and technology occurred rapidly as an increasing number of researchers joined the field.
A Real Spinoff that NASA Has Seemingly Forgotten About - NASA Watch 2009
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You'll see from the Spinoff story that aerogels are hardly a new technology (some 80 years old), and that NASA did not invent them.
A Real Spinoff that NASA Has Seemingly Forgotten About - NASA Watch 2009
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Shortly thereafter, Rick Pekala, also of LLNL, extended the techniques used to prepare inorganic aerogels to the preparation of aerogels of organic polymers.
A Real Spinoff that NASA Has Seemingly Forgotten About - NASA Watch 2009
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NASA did not invent aerogels, nor did it ever partner with this company.
A Real Spinoff that NASA Has Seemingly Forgotten About - NASA Watch 2009
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Many people assume that aerogels are recent products of modern technology.
A Real Spinoff that NASA Has Seemingly Forgotten About - NASA Watch 2009
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Even though aerogels are lightweight, they are poor in stiffness and strength.
Samita Mohanasundaram: World's Lightest Material: What's Great About It? Samita Mohanasundaram 2012
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Carter mentions that there seems to be a lot of extra material in aerogels that isn't connected mechanically.
Samita Mohanasundaram: World's Lightest Material: What's Great About It? Samita Mohanasundaram 2012
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Resorcinol-formaldehyde aerogels could be pyrolyzed to give aerogels of pure carbon.
A Real Spinoff that NASA Has Seemingly Forgotten About - NASA Watch 2009
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Other light materials, such as aerogels, have a random structure.
Samita Mohanasundaram: World's Lightest Material: What's Great About It? Samita Mohanasundaram 2012
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In reality, the first aerogels were prepared in 1931.
A Real Spinoff that NASA Has Seemingly Forgotten About - NASA Watch 2009
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