'Frozen Smoke' Aerogels May Be Materials of Future

[Prrkitty]

WOW! How very interesting. It says it feels like styrofoam when touched.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293825,00.html

From the article: "Aerogel, one of the world's lightest solids, can withstand a direct blast of 1 kilogram of dynamite and protect against heat from a blowtorch at more than 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit."

Just... wow!

[Aegix Drakan]

...what, so they're gonna make tanks out of aerogel now?

...wouldn't they just blow away in the wind?

[WindStrike]

You wouldn't have to make them out of aerogel - just line some tanks and jeeps with it in and you've pretty much covered smaller bomb threats. Twould be a drastic help for Iraq and the whole terrorist threat over in that general middle-east area. Larger bomb threats would still remain a heavy issue, but really, this'd heavily cut the number of deaths to troops over there.

... I'm thinking this'll be popular within the next few years.

[DarkDragon]

Very cool stuff. I'm not sure about the dynamite blast claim though - other sources indicate that the stuff shatters even if you just push at it hard enough.

[mrz84]

Very interesting article. I'm interested in how they'll go with this. :kitty: