# aerogel

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerogel/222426>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 3, 2004, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerogel/222426 "2004-01-03T04:13:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![LeeG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@LeeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeeG)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerogel/222426/1 "2004-01-03T04:13:42Z")

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There’s a space probe collecting comet leavings in some aerogel that will be recovered for analyisis. Besides that craft and hi tech refrigeration/insulation panels does anyone know what else aerogel is being used in lately?

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**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2004, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aerogel/222426/2 "2004-01-03T06:18:24Z")

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Some details about [aerogel](http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/tech/aerogel.html)

Some [aerogel links](http://p25ext.lanl.gov/~hubert/aerogel/)

Some [aerogel products](http://www.aerogel.com/)