The FireDrone is moving closer to real-world deployment after Swiss researchers unveiled a redesigned ...

The fire reconnaissance drone FireDrone has a structure made of polyimide aerogel. The plastic allows the drone to withstand ...

Aerogel is known as one of the best thermal insulators ever created. To test its limits, it is exposed to the intense heat of ...

Mars is a cold, inhospitable planet. Temperatures routinely drop to as low as -81 °F and down to -200 °F in some spots during winter. Meanwhile, the ultraviolet radiation could make humans seriously ...

JIOS Aerogel (JIOS), a global leader in silica aerogel technology, today announced that its Korean manufacturing licensee has secured a major contract to supply Thermal Blade(R) thermal runaway ...

Known as "frozen smoke" because of their milky translucent appearance, aerogels are among the world's lightest solid materials. Consisting of 99.8 percent air, they're highly heat-resistant and are an ...

Driven by breakthroughs in EV thermal management, sustainable construction, and advanced industrial applications, the global ...

Water security is a significant problem and pulling it out of the air, as fanciful as that may sound, is shaping as a potential part of the solution. A team from the National University of Singapore ...

Cellulose may have been around for millions of years, but that doesn't mean it can't teach a modern substance like aerogels a thing or two. A group of researchers have found a way to use cellulose to ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Aerogel Market, valued at USD 1.25 Billion in 2024, is projected to reach USD 6.08 Billion by 2035, expanding at a robust CAGR of 15.5% between 2025 ...

Regrowing bones is no easy task, but the world’s lightest solid might make it easier to achieve. Researchers have figured out a way to use hybrid aerogels, strong but ultralight materials, to prompt ...

Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as enthralled with the wonders of the universe as she is. When she's not daydreaming about flying through space, she's daydreaming ...