Created by postdoctoral student Shaobo Han at Sweden's Linköping University, the substance takes the form of an inexpensive and highly-porous aerogel composed mainly of cellulose (and air), to which ...

A serendipitous discovery at Stanford revealed the properties of a material that changes form when exposed to flame. The finding holds promise for a spray coating that could protect homes from fire ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Aerogels are a unique class of extremely porous solid materials with densities and thermal conductivities lower than air. Their impressive properties, including low density, high ...

image: A simple chemical process developed at Rice University creates light and highly absorbent aerogels based on covalent organic frameworks for environmental remediation or as membranes for ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy. Aerogels renowned for their ultralow density, high porosity, tunable architecture, and exceptional ...

Regrowing bones is no easy task, but the world’s lightest solid might make it easier to achieve. Researchers have figured out a way to use hybrid aerogels, strong but ultralight materials, to prompt ...

Graphene excels at removing contaminants from water, but it’s not yet a commercially viable use of the wonder material. That could be changing. In a recent study, UB engineers report a new process of ...

Portland, Ore. – Semiconducting aerogels have recently been demonstrated that cast quantum dots into a sparse, crystalline-like matrix with more space than substance. Such porous materials could ...

A simple chemical process creates light and highly absorbent aerogels for environmental remediation or as membranes for batteries and other applications. A simple chemical process developed at Rice ...