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Aerogel

Now this aerogel is just bad-ass. Very low weight, high heat resistance, great application.

It looks like frozen smoke. And it’s the lightest solid material on the planet. Aerogel insulates space suits, makes tennis rackets stronger and could be used one day to clean up oil spills. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientist Alex [...]

Pics From Repaired Hubble

Here are some awesome photos from the newly repaired Hubble spacecraft. Amazing stuff, check it out!

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