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August 21, 2007
A new miracle material...better than spam
I thought this was pretty cool:
Aerogel, one of the world’s lightest solids, can withstand a direct blast of 1kg of dynamite and protect against heat from a blowtorch at more than 1,300C.
BTW, not sure if the "silica" gel this originates from is the same as that for breast implants...but that would make it even funnnier. More here.
August 21, 2007 in New Technology | Permalink
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I read the same article. Interesting stuff. Here's a video of a guy who bought himself a cube of it:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5PfelqRpOQk
Posted by: Lee | Aug 21, 2007 9:25:24 PM
