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NORTHBOROUGH, Mass., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen Aerogels, Inc., a leading provider of aerogel insulation, announced it has successfully raised $22.5 million in its latest convertible note financing. The funds will be used for working capital to support revenue growth and for capital expenditures to improve the efficiency and throughput of existing manufacturing assets. This round brings Aspen's total funds raised through issuance of convertible notes to more than $80 million....

Analysis of global aerogel market trends, types of aerogels and their applications with data from 2010, 2011 and 2012, and projections of CAGRs through 2017 are covered in these reports. DALLAS, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- These studies aim to provide an updated review of aerogels, including a description of their types and fabrication technologies along with highlighting new technological developments in aerogel manufacturing, while outlining current technical issues. The...

Biocompatible material created at Harvard is much tougher than cartilage A team of experts in mechanics, materials science, and tissue engineering at Harvard have created an extremely stretchy and tough gel that may pave the way to replacing damaged cartilage in human joints. Called a hydrogel, because its main ingredient is water, the new material is a hybrid of two weak gels that combine to create something much stronger. Not only can this new gel stretch to 21 times its original...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online An enhanced version of the world's lightest solid material, said to be as much as 500 times stronger than its predecessors, was unveiled during a meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) on Sunday. The substance, a new flexible aerogel, replaces traditional silica-based types of the solid insulating material, the organization said in an August 19 announcement. Traditional aerogels are brittle, easy to break, and prone to...

DALLAS, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market research report, "Aerogel Market by Form and Application (Building Insulation, Oil & Gas, Aerospace, Automotive, Industrial & Cryogenic) - Global Trends and Forecasts up till 2017", published by MarketsandMarkets ( http://www.marketsandmarkets.com), Aerogel market will grow from estimated $115.7 million in 2011. This value is expected to increase from $174.6 million in 2012 to $1,379.6 million by 2017 with...

Building larger porous coordination polymer architectures In what may prove to be a significant boon for industry, separating mixtures of liquids or gasses has just become considerably easier. Using a new process they describe as "reverse fossilization," scientists at Kyoto University's WPI Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences (iCeMS) have succeeded in creating custom designed porous substances capable of low cost, high efficiency separation. The process takes place in the...

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ASTM International recently issued a first-ever generic material specification for aerogel insulation. "ASTM C1728-12, Standard Specification for Flexible Aerogel Insulation" establishes minimum performance standards for aerogel-based insulation materials such as Aspen Aerogels' Cryogel®, Pyrogel® and Spaceloft® products. "This is an important milestone for our customers, employees and company as a whole," said Don Young,...

Weber Thermal Wrist & Ankle Wraps (Patent Pending), are designed to relieve pain and increase comfort for football teams and spectators at all cold weather outdoor sports events, as well as people with chronically cold fingers such as those with Rayanuds Syndrome, and all others who frequently have painfully cold hands, fingers and toes during both summer and winter. Toms River, NJ (PRWEB) September 27, 2011 Originals By Weber, Terrance L. Weber, owner, announces immediate...

  Human-derived gelatin could be included as a main ingredient in future diets, reports Andrew Marszal from The Telegraph. According to a new study by scientists from the Beijing University of Chemical Technology, a new technique for making gelatin from human DNA is attracting "increasing interest from research and industrial circle." The researchers revealed that successful experiments had been carried out in which human genes were inserted into a strain of yeast to "grow" large...

NORTHBOROUGH, Mass., June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen Aerogels, Inc., an energy efficiency company that designs, develops and manufactures innovative, high-performance aerogel insulation, announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC will act as joint book-running managers for the offering. The number of shares to...