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title: "Did you know about aerogel?"  
description: "A brief explanation about Aerogel and it's interesting facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-22  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2975/did-you-know-about-aerogel  
category: "science"  
tags: ["Aerogel", "science", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Did you know about aerogel?

![Did you know about aerogel](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/492fdcca-8d9b-4f06-ba2c-18f1f65f1515/images/ced27e72-82c6-48cd-8400-b4c96ac14e24.jpeg) ![Did you know about aerogel](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/492fdcca-8d9b-4f06-ba2c-18f1f65f1515/images/af087ae4-ddf2-4150-a259-ce1f5416780c.jpeg) Aerogel is a lightweight, synthetic material made from a gel that replaces liquid components with gas without significant collapse of gel structure. ![Did you know about aerogel](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/492fdcca-8d9b-4f06-ba2c-18f1f65f1515/images/4a389d06-1587-4e47-acde-8281ba329cc6.jpeg) It is a type of solid with low density and thermal conductivity, and is typically made from silica aerogel, a common chemical compound. ![Did you know about aerogel](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/492fdcca-8d9b-4f06-ba2c-18f1f65f1515/images/fc2cc395-8cfc-446c-a7a5-59de24b68b37.jpeg) Are lightweight, dense materials with densities as low as 0.003 grams per cubic cm, capable of withstand compressive forces up to 1000 atmospheres. ![Did you know about aerogel](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/492fdcca-8d9b-4f06-ba2c-18f1f65f1515/images/97918166-eed6-4085-a1f4-3cdbe7995aca.jpeg) Due to their unique properties, they are highly efficient insulators, making them ideal for reducing energy consumption in buildings & other structure ![Did you know about aerogel](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/492fdcca-8d9b-4f06-ba2c-18f1f65f1515/images/49789eb6-33b6-42bc-9e8d-b9d19b831ce8.jpeg) It is low-cost material, has potential to revolutionise various industries and find new applications, making them increasingly prevalent in daily life

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