Researchers create shape-memory aerogels with rubber-like elasticity

Chemists have made aerogels that have rubber-like elasticity and can “remember” their original shapes. Aerogels are created by replacing liquids with gases in a silica, metal oxide or polymer gel. They are used in a wide variety of products, from insulation of offshore oil pipelines to NASA space missions.

Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 2, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news