News articles tagged with 'aerogel'
New material absorbs, conserves oil
— 7 Feb 2010 16:50 | TechnologyAn ultra-lightweight sponge made of clay and a bit of high-grade plastic draws oil out of contaminated water but leaves the water behind…
10 technologies that made news in 2009 and warrant watching in 2010
— 17 Nov 2009 11:24 | ChemistryA first-of-its kind inhalable measles vaccine for developing countries, where the disease remains a scourge. A 'nanogenerator' that could recharge iPods and other electronic devices…
NASA researchers make first discovery of life's building block in comet
— 18 Aug 2009 13:28 | AstronomyNASA scientists have discovered glycine, a fundamental building block of life, in samples of comet Wild 2 returned by NASA's Stardust spacecraft…
'Frozen smoke:' The ultimate sponge for cleaning up oil spills
— 12 Feb 2009 11:50 | EnvironmentScientists in Arizona and New Jersey are reporting that aerogels, a super-lightweight solid sometimes called 'frozen smoke,' may serve as the ultimate sponge for capturing oil from…
X-ray diffraction looks inside aerogels in 3-D
— 1 Aug 2008 19:54 | PhysicsA multi-institutional team of scientists has used beamline 9.0.1 at the Advanced Light Source to perform high-resolution x-ray diffraction imaging of an aerogel for the first time,…
Researchers determine strength of 'liquid smoke'
— 31 Jul 2008 15:43 | TechnologyResearchers have created a 3D image of a material referred to as 'liquid smoke.' Aerogel, also known as liquid smoke or 'San Francisco fog,' is an open-cell polymer with pores smaller…
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