| South, east, and west walls are polycarbonate panels filled with aerogel insulation. |
| I knew aerogel could trap small moving objects, but I had no idea it was such a good insulator. |
| An aerogel is a porous network of silica strands with diameters of a few nanometres. |
| The first aerogels were made in the 1930s, but only now are scientists fully appreciating their full engineering potential. |
| The vast majority of silica aerogels are prepared using silicon alkoxide precursors. |
| It was found that the resorcinol-formaldehyde gels could be pyrolyzed to give aerogels of pure carbon. |
