How to Use aerogel in a Sentence

aerogel

noun
  • Graphene aerogels weigh next to nothing but have a structural lattice as resilient as a steel frame.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Inside a vacuum chamber, three tiny, pitch-black cubes of graphene aerogel were placed.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
  • This structure means the aerogel can be compressed readily as the fibers bend, buckle, and slide over one another.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 Dec. 2025
  • One potential compromise is something called an aerogel, but this is not a silver bullet.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 Dec. 2025
  • This aerogel would also be useful for aerospace components that must survive vibration and heat.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Because the graphene aerogel is thin and porous, there is substantial space for chemical reactions.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Bendy ceramics are now a thing To this end, the Lanzhou team set out to develop a ceramic aerogel that does just that.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 Dec. 2025
  • Our planet’s gravity is far too strong, pinning the ultralight aerogels down and masking the subtle pressure of light.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Some desiccants are solid, others are liquid but the newest — hydrogels or aerogels — are spongy.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • This is because the microstructure of the aerogel is something akin to a nanofiber network comprised of fibres around 250 nanometers thick.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 13 Dec. 2025
  • In the new study, scientists converted chitin into an ultralight aerogel and then carbonized it to form a porous carbon framework.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The resulting material is an aerogel composed of 99% air by volume.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
  • To capture the split-second movement, high-speed sensors peered through glass viewports, documenting every millisecond of the aerogel’s flight.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The second important component is aerogel, an ultra-light material made by removing the liquid from a gel and replacing it with air.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 27 May 2026
  • Designed from high-temperature polyimide aerogel, the armor encases the drone’s sensitive parts in a single cast structure.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Unlike previous aerogel designs that lose effectiveness as they are scaled up, sheets of this new material maintained performance in larger sizes.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Aug. 2025
  • New types of fabrics infused with highly porous, ultralight materials called aerogels pack even more insulation into surprisingly slim layers.
    — Longji Cui, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Known for their exceptional thermal insulation, aerogels predominantly consist of air trapped within a porous solid matrix.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Jan. 2026
  • By comparing these to conventional aerogels, the team gathered data to validate simulation models used to predict target performance.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
  • In outdoor tests, using just the aerogel and a clear plastic cover, the system successfully produced potable water from Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong, with no need for electricity.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The new thermal insulation material improves upon aerogel by enhancing its mechanical properties while maintaining moisture permeability and quick-drying performance.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
  • Past research has shown that embedding aerogel into protective fabrics can significantly reduce heat transfer, often lowering surface temperatures under heat exposure by tens of degrees and reducing weight compared with conventional protective layers.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The tech behind the resistance Although details of the material’s composition have not been fully disclosed in the CCTV report, analysts familiar with USTC’s materials-science research point to aerogel technologies and nanofiber composites as likely sources of inspiration.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
  • In a new experiment, international researchers from ESA, the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), and Khalifa University (UAE) have demonstrated that superlight graphene aerogels can be propelled by lasers in microgravity.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026

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