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Scientists hail ‘frozen smoke’ as material that will change world
The Sunday Times ^
| August 19, 2007
| Abul Taher
Posted on 08/19/2007 11:59:34 AM PDT by marvlus
A MIRACLE material for the 21st century could protect your home against bomb blasts, mop up oil spillages and even help man to fly to Mars.
Aerogel, one of the worlds lightest solids, can withstand a direct blast of 1kg of dynamite and protect against heat from a blowtorch at more than 1,300C.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Technical
KEYWORDS: aerogel; science; space; technolgy
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Interesting stuff...
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posted on
08/19/2007 11:59:38 AM PDT
by
marvlus
To: marvlus
But will it do the dishs and babysit the kids?
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posted on
08/19/2007 12:01:15 PM PDT
by
MNJohnnie
("Todays (military's) task is three dimensional chess in the dark". General Rick Lynch in Baghdad)
To: marvlus
How long before the Libs seek monies from Big Frozen Smoke in order to pay for the health costs they attribute to 2nd hand frozen smoke....
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posted on
08/19/2007 12:02:14 PM PDT
by
KenHorse
(It may be the only purpose of your life is to serve as a warning to others)
To: MNJohnnie
But will it do the dishs and babysit the kids? No, but it may make it more bearable.
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posted on
08/19/2007 12:02:44 PM PDT
by
marvlus
To: marvlus
hope they use it to protect our military and SOON!
To: marvlus
Amazing stuff!!!
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posted on
08/19/2007 12:05:17 PM PDT
by
Bender2
(I'd feel a helluva lot better if just one of them had ever run for Country Sheriff.)
To: marvlus
Well, if it consumes carbon dioxide in it's manufacture, there goes global warming.
Looks like owlgore will need to find another racket.
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posted on
08/19/2007 12:05:30 PM PDT
by
Not now, Not ever!
(The devil made me do it!,.......................................................( well, not really.)
To: marvlus
AL GORE SAYS IT WILL CREATE GLOBAL WARMING! THE SUBSTANCE WILL BE BANNED! AL GORE MUST BE OBEYED!
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posted on
08/19/2007 12:06:33 PM PDT
by
Recovering_Democrat
(I am SO glad to no longer be associated with the party of Dependence on Government!)
To: marvlus
This material is used in spacecraft to capture particles such as from the tail of a comet. There is hardly anything more fragile than aerogel.
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posted on
08/19/2007 12:08:02 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(It's Brecht's donkey, not mine)
To: marvlus
In the laboratory, a metal plate coated in 6mm of aerogel was left almost unscathed by a direct dynamite blast.
one quarter of an inch protected the metal plate.
The uses seem very valuable!
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posted on
08/19/2007 12:12:12 PM PDT
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(Remember the Alamo, Goliad and WACO, It is Time for a new San Jacinto)
To: marvlus
[ In the laboratory, a metal plate coated in 6mm of aerogel was left almost unscathed by a direct dynamite blast.]
Interesting stuff.
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posted on
08/19/2007 12:12:25 PM PDT
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
(Elections have consequences.)
To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
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posted on
08/19/2007 12:13:45 PM PDT
by
Rb ver. 2.0
(Reunite Gondwanaland!)
To: MNJohnnie
But will it do the dishs and babysit the kids? Well it wont do dishes but immerse your kids in the stuff and I am sure they will come to no harm and you wont hear any noise or back talk from the little varmints.
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posted on
08/19/2007 12:14:02 PM PDT
by
Pontiac
(Patriotism is the natural consequence of having a free mind in a free society.)
To: RightWhale
Did you actually bother to read the article?
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posted on
08/19/2007 12:14:48 PM PDT
by
flashbunny
(<--- Free Anti-Rino graphics! See Rudy the Rino get exposed as a liberal with his own words!)
To: Rb ver. 2.0
I hate green crayons. Let the bastard melt!
To: marvlus
I've handled a small piece, and it really is amazing stuff. The photo above is not doctored; it really does look like that.
How well does it insulate?
To: marvlus
Weird, wild stuff.
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posted on
08/19/2007 12:20:21 PM PDT
by
OCC
To: marvlus
and if you rub it on sore joints....
To: marvlus
“Earlier this year Bob Stoker, 66, from Nottingham, became the first Briton to have his property insulated with aerogel. The heating has improved significantly. I turned the thermostat down five degrees. Its been a remarkable transformation, he said.”
As a commentor to the original article says, insulation doesn’t mean you can set your thermostat lower...
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posted on
08/19/2007 12:22:07 PM PDT
by
gcruse
(Let's strike Iran while it's hot.)
To: ReignOfError
Is it hard or squishy?
I want to pump this stuff into my walls. :)
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posted on
08/19/2007 12:28:27 PM PDT
by
Politicalmom
(Of the potential GOP front runners, FT has one of the better records on immigration.- NumbersUSA)
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