Berkeley Lab
Aerogel: Energy-Efficient Materials for Buildings
Aerogels are the lightest existing solid materials--in fact an ounce of aerogel has the surface area of 10 football fields--and they have exceptional insulating properties. Scientists at Berkeley lab are studying aerogels great potential in a wide range of applications including energy-efficient insulation and windows, acoustics, battery technology and microelectronics.
credit: Lawrence Berkeley Nat'l Lab
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Aerogel: Energy-Efficient Materials for Buildings
Aerogels are the lightest existing solid materials--in fact an ounce of aerogel has the surface area of 10 football fields--and they have exceptional insulating properties. Scientists at Berkeley lab are studying aerogels great potential in a wide range of applications including energy-efficient insulation and windows, acoustics, battery technology and microelectronics.
credit: Lawrence Berkeley Nat'l Lab
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