World's Lightest Solid Matter

Product Description

This is a great collectors' item, gift, a unique and rare science display, or just something to amaze your friends. It's simply amazing to hold in your hands!
Silica Aerogel was developed by NASA, and used to insulate the Mars Rover and collect comet dust in the Stardust Mission.
Some interesting facts about Silica Aerogel:

- World's lightest solid consisting of up to 99.8% air...the rest is Silica
- World's best insulator
- Can support over 1000X its weight...yes, that's a 2gm piece under the 2.5kg brick
- Melting point is over 2000°F/1090°C
- Nicknamed "Blue Smoke" due to its appearance...its hard to believe you are holding a solid

Dimensions: approx. 1 x 0.5 x 0.5 In.
The aerogel is shipped in a small acrylic box, and comes with a manual with information on handling

Same day shipping if ordered before noon EST! Second Day shipping available.

Europe customers: your orders will be sent from within the EU (the Netherlands)

Features

• Related Products:
• HS-12,HS-9,MW-800,NAN-100
• We cannot honor tax exemptions.

Top Reviews

This stuff is cool
by Nathaniel B. (5 out of 5 stars)
August 30, 2013

You can barely even feel it in your hand. It has a slight bluish tint, but is almost entirely transparent. If you break it, don't touch the edge, it'll cut you...
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Five Stars
by ernesto avina (5 out of 5 stars)
December 15, 2014

Cool factor of 100!
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Pretty cool material
by Bro Kiwo (5 out of 5 stars)
January 11, 2013

I had no idea what this material would be like. It is actually a solid and makes a very strange sound when handled. I have no use for it but to keep it as a really neat object d'art.
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Pretty cool stuff.
by Kyle (5 out of 5 stars)
February 27, 2014

Kind of useless unless perhaps you need it for an experiment of some sort. It's more of a novelty item sitting on my desk that I show to friends. It's very light and see-through, and at first I couldn't even see it in the little plastic box it came in.
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Finally..FINALLY- I got to touch aerogel!
by jonas harman (5 out of 5 stars)
March 18, 2014

It arrived quickly and was exactly what I expected. All was well till my girlfriend squeezed it and it fractured. She is no longer allowed near the aerogel.
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Three Stars
by Matthew French (3 out of 5 stars)
January 18, 2015

Falls apart too easy
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Fell apart
by Birgit Campana (1 out of 5 stars)
January 9, 2014

Did not realize it would crumble by just touching it. We thought it came broken, It appeared to crumble instantly.
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BEST GIFT EVER
by christine villela (5 out of 5 stars)
December 11, 2013

COOLEST THING EVVVEEERRRR. Bought as a gift and they loved it. I wish i could buy a room full of it. Thank you so much
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arrived broken
by greg (2 out of 5 stars)
August 29, 2013

I opened the box, broke the seal on the case and there it was, in pieces. Some gentle handling of the larger pieces then continued to break into smaller pieces. I don't know if the one I got was defective, but it was definitely disappointing.

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