(via Veritasium) Aerogel has extraordinary properties but it can be tough to work with. This video looks at modifying aerogels to take advantage of their unique characteristics.

(via Veritasium) Aerogels are the world's lightest (least dense) solids. They are also excellent thermal insulators and have been used in numerous Mars missions and the Stardust comet particle-return ...

Hold onto your earthbound buns because scientists may have just found a way to make Mars habitable, according to a new study. The key? A material called silica aerogel. Researchers from Harvard ...