Comments on: Playing with NASA's solid smoke

By: Solar

Solar — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 11:29:04 +0000

Pretty cool, but not all that informative. Did you know you can actually make this stuff (although it's not super-easy). I heard some kid won a national science fair for doing that.

By: solar

solar — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:22:10 +0000

Playing with NASA's solid smoke

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 03:43:32 +0000

Oh and as a side note… I think you can buy the stuff from a company called "United Nuclear" if you want to see it for yourself
It is in the grainy form but will still blow your mind.

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 03:38:46 +0000

I purchased the granular form of this awhile back as a demonstration, and it has amazing insulating properties. The solid form shown here is VERY expensive, unfortunately… so what he has there might as well be a gem… but you can easily pick up the granular form for a few bucks. The commercial applications are endless.

By: Roy

Roy — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:04:46 +0000

I'm still waiting for them to invent how to make "vacugel". That's aerogel with the gas replaced by a vacuum. It not only would be a far better insulator but would float in air. However it will take some doing to make it.

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:29:50 +0000

NASA's 'solid smoke': Can its astounding super-insulation property play a role in energy conservation? Will this make home heating by Solar/Wind/Tidal a practical reality? Can we heat/cool battery cars with marginal power from batteries by insulating the cars with this stuff? Can I keep the contents of my fridge cooler,longer, with less power input if it is wrapped in this super-insulation? Will industry be able to reduce its energy bill by application of this super-insulation? Can gardeners insulate greenhouses with this product? Are there other, better, space-age insulators we do not have common knowledge of? What is hidden by patent law? Corporatism's manipulations? Military secret? Is there really a Depleted Uranium miracle battery concealed by the military? How far are China's scientists from surpassing America's in producing new "Miracle Products?" Google, Torrent, "Who Stole the Electric Car" and study the implications of this movie! Do the oil barons have secrets buried by skulduggery or not?

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3 GoodThings (Really Cool Version) « AisA Academy — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:36:51 +0000

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By: Palette

Palette — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 04:25:51 +0000

That's wild. It's almost like it's science's version of ectoplasm.

By: Jaimie

Jaimie — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:37:44 +0000

Aw, boo, the contest is over.