The study investigates the use of silk microfibers with different aspect ratios to reinforce chitosan aerogels, significantly improving their mechanical properties and liquid transportation ...

Researchers have developed a robust MXene aerogel using cellulose nanofibers and gold nanoparticles, designed for efficient crude oil spill remediation. The aerogel exhibits high compressive strength, ...

Aerogel is an excellent thermal insulator. So far, however, it has mainly been used on a large scale, for example in environmental technology, in physical experiments or in industrial catalysis.

Graphene is an essential material for various applications due to its chemical stability, high surface area, and high strain-to-failure ratio. However, to fully utilize the potential of graphene, ...

(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 ...

(Nanowerk News) Strong, flexible and ultralight aerogels are used in a wide variety of products, from insulation for offshore oil pipelines to parts for space exploration missions. Now, aerogels are ...

Aerogels are lightweight materials with extensive microscale pores, which could be used in thermal insulation, energy devices, aerospace structures, as well as emerging technologies of flexible ...

Aerogels are three-dimensional, nanoporous solid materials formed by replacing the liquid component of a gel with gas, while preserving the solid network. Their characteristic structure yields ...

BOSTON, Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The aerogel market will exceed $530m by 2029 according to the recent IDTechEx Research report "Aerogels 2019-2029: Technologies, Markets and Players." "Aerogels ...

ROLLA, MO—Strong, flexible and ultralight aerogels are used in a wide variety of products, from insulation for offshore oil pipelines to parts for space exploration missions. Now, aerogels are ...