Researchers create shape-memory aerogels with rubber-like elasticity
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 - 21:32
in Physics & Chemistry
Chemists have made aerogels that have rubber-like elasticity and can “remember” their original shapes. Aerogels are created by replacing liquids with gases in a silica, metal oxide or polymer gel. They are used in a wide variety of products, from insulation of offshore oil pipelines to NASA space missions.