NASA: New Ultra-Thin, Flexible Aerogels Could be Used to Make Super-Insulated Clothing – Inhabitat – Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

Aerogel is a space-age material famed for having the lowest bulk density of any known porous solid as well as displaying some incredible insulating qualities.This week at the 244th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Philadelphia, it was revealed that advances in aerogel could lead to a new generation of highly insulating clothing.   Original post on inhabitat.com    Comments on reddit.com   

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