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aerogel, any of a group of extremely light and porous solid materials; the lightest is less than four times as dense as dry air. Aerogels are produced from certain gels (see colloid colloid [Gr.,=gluelike], a mixture in which one substance is divided into minute particles (called colloidal particles) and dispersed throughout a second substance. The mixture is also called a colloidal system, colloidal solution, or colloidal dispersion.
..... Click the link for more information. ) by heating the gel under pressure, which causes the liquid in the gel to become supercritical (in a state between a liquid and a gas) and lose its surface tension. In this state, the liquid may be removed from the gel by applying additional heat, without disrupting the porous network formed by the gel's solid component. Silica-, melamine-, and carbon-based aerogels have been produced. Silica-based aerogels are among the lightest, and some, nicknamed "solid smoke" or "frozen smoke," are nearly transparent. Heavier aerogels were first developed in 1931 and have been used to detect high-energy particles emitted by particle accelerators particle accelerator, apparatus used in nuclear physics to produce beams of energetic charged particles and to direct them against various targets. Such machines, popularly called atom smashers, are needed to observe objects as small as the atomic nucleus in studies
..... Click the link for more information. . Newer, lighter aerogels with relatively high insulating properties are being tested as substitutes for the chlorofluorocarbon chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), organic compounds that contain carbon, chlorine, and fluorine atoms. CFCs are highly effective refrigerants that were developed in response to the pressing need to eliminate toxic and flammable substances, such as sulfur dioxide and
..... Click the link for more information. foams used as refrigerator insulation and as replacements for the air between the panes of double-glazed windows.

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No references found			The resulting vapor colors the solid smoke particulates, and colors them as cooling and solidification takes place. The evolution of colored smoke tires by Palombo, Jim / Rubber World Sometimes referred to as solid smoke, this super-lightweight gel fills the tile's air spaces. Building a better shuttle: NASA turns to new designs and materials by Cowen, Ron / Science News Sometimes known as solid smoke, the ultralight materials called aerogels are showing promise as insulators (SN: 11/17/90, p. Aerogels make cool insulators by Science News			solid ionization chamber solid laser solid logic solid logic technology solid masonry unit solid masonry wall solid modeling solid molding solid moment of inertia solid mopping solid newel solid of revolution solid panel solid partition solid plasterwork solid propellant solid punch solid rib solid rocket solid rocket fuel solid rocket propellant solid roll solid Schmidt telescope solid shafting solid shank tool Solid smoke Solid Solution solid sphere Solid Spherical Harmonic solid state solid state drive solid state laser solid state memory solid state relay solid stop solid stowing solid strutting solid tantalum capacitor solid wall solid waste solid web Solid, Geometric solid-borne sound solid-core door solid-dielectric capacitor solid-electrolyte battery solid-electrolyte fuel cell solid-electrolyte gas transducer solid-liquid equilibrium solid-newel stair solid-phase welding			Solid Redundant Equalized Non-Extending Solid Resources Citywide Recycling Division Solid Resources Collection Division Solid Resources Support Services Division solid rib solid rib solid rib solid rib Solid rivet Solid rivet Solid Rock Cafe Solid Rock Christian Center Solid Rock Ministries Solid Rock Outdoor Ministries Solid Rock Youth Solid Rock Youth Ministries Solid rocket Solid rocket booster solid rocket fuel Solid rocket motor Solid Rocket Motor Upgrade Solid Rocket Motor Washout Facility solid rocket propellant solid roll solid Schmidt telescope solid shafting solid shank tool Solid Shot Solid smoke Solid Snake Solid Snake Simulation Solid solubility Solid solubility Solid solubility solid solution solid solution solid solution solid solution solid solutions solid solutions Solid Sorbent Air Sampler Solid Source Molecular Beam Epitaxy Solid South Solid South Solid South Solid South Solid sphere Solid Spherical Harmonic Solid square Solid state Solid state Solid state Solid state (electronics) Solid State Advanced Controls Solid State Altimeter Solid State Amplifier Solid State and Diode Laser Technology Review Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit Solid State Automatic Bus Transfer

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