Wednesday, May 5, 2010

NASA-Inspired Aerogel


NASA-derived aerogels could clean up future oil spills.
* The ordinarily hard material can be engineered to soak up and release oil, like a sponge.
* Aerogel is the least dense material on Earth and was originally developed to capture comet dust.

Aerogel, also called 'frozen smoke,' is being engineered to act as an oil spill sponge.

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