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First attempt to make aerogel. I somehow ran out of liquid CO2 right before the supercritical step, so it had to be done way too quickly and with too little co2. This caused a lot of cracking, but it did work. Over the next few weeks, I'm going to make a few more. With a fresh co2 tank I should be able to make one that is almost crack free.

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Silviu T

Looks good enough to eat.

Anonymous

sprinkle some silica desiccant and you have a real dish.

Anonymous

So that what the CO2 cylinder you made. Are you using dry ice to condense CO2. Cool.

Anonymous

Omg can't wait to see a vid on it

Anonymous

Looking forward to the video!

Anonymous

Making Areogel, regardless of the cracks, is an amazing accomplishment! Good work!

Anonymous

Yo this is awesome! I'm in R&D at a company that manufactures aerogel insulation, and I'm pretty hype about the attention it's been getting recently; first the series by Veritasium, and now a Nile Red video! If I may ask, what chemistry are you using?

Zach Feliz

Aerogel is awesome! Have you seen the video there the guy coats himself in aerogel and walks in and out of a pool completely dry? It was a very interesting video

Adam Rak

Can you make a slightly higher density aerogel which is less likely to crack? Or the density and the cracking are not related at all?

Anonymous

Can you make graphene aerogel, which is the lightest solid and area bit stronger