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18-11-2005, 08:35 PM #1
Aerogel
Hi mates . . . anyone tried this or anyone heard of it or seen it sold or commercialized for the refrigeration industry ?? what you think about it , an all new brand revolution or i'm outdated ????
http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/tech/aerogel.html
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18-11-2005, 10:47 PM #2
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What uses were you thinking about for Aerogel ?
It seems very good at what it does but could we afford such a glamorous product such as something made for NASA ?
If we use it for pipe insulation then what are the birds going to peck at when it is mostly air ?Brian - Newton Abbot, Devon, UK
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18-11-2005, 11:07 PM #3
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Hi Brian , I have read another article about aerogel , that says that nasa is trying to make it transparent at 100% degree and in the futur they will integrate the transparent product instead of the normal glass we use for windows , so the leak of heat from windows will be dramatically decreased ==> more energy efficient homes ==> less pollution . . . and for the none transparent aerogel which i think should be a lot more cheaper , what about using it in cold store as unsulating materials ....
It seems very good at what it does but could we afford such a glamorous product such as something made for NASA ?
If we use it for pipe insulation then what are the birds going to peck at when it is mostly air ?
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19-11-2005, 12:23 AM #4
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maybe US Iceman can tell us about north america . . . .
The use of this as a building material sounds very interesting. I recently heard of an architect trying to develop transparent concrete. He had some examples, so it looks promising.
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19-11-2005, 06:26 PM #5
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Let me do some research on this. I know NASA likes to spin off technology for commercialization.
The use of this as a building material sounds very interesting. I recently heard of an architect trying to develop transparent concrete. He had some examples, so it looks promising.
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19-11-2005, 10:38 PM #6
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Hi,
There is also a commercial site for it:
http://www.aerogel.com/
cheers,
Pete.
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20-11-2005, 12:37 PM #7
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I recently heard of an architect trying to develop transparent concrete.
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20-11-2005, 04:10 PM #8
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20-11-2005, 07:12 PM #9
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I recently heard of an architect trying to develop transparent concrete.
How would you see it?
Its being designed with suicidals in mind. So when they are at the top of building looking down, they dont get frightened at the thought of jumping.
Or if you accidently fall of a ladder .....
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