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Researchers have created a 3D image of a material referred to as "liquid smoke."Aerogel, also known as liquid smoke or "San Francisco fog," is an open-cell polymer with pores smaller than 50 nanometers in diameter.For the first time, Lawrence Livermore and Lawrence Berkeley scientists have peered into this material and created three-dimensional images to determine its strength and potential new applications.Aerogel is a form of nanofoam, an engineered material designed...

The new plant will allow Aspen to meet growing demand for its nanoporous aerogel blanket insulation. Aspen Aerogels yesterday showed off its newly opened 150,000- square-foot manufacturing facility on Dexter Road in East Providence. The $30-million investment in the new facility enables Aspen to meet growing commercial demand for its nanoporous aerogel blanket insulation. The company, which was formed in 2001, makes a high- tech insulating material based on silica, the main component of...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I., July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspen Aerogels today held the ribbon cutting for a new, $30 million, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that has brought dozens of well-paying jobs to East Providence and plans for future expansions. Aspen Aerogels makes highly efficient aerogel thermal insulation products used in a variety of industries including defense; building and construction; and hydrocarbon exploration, transportation and refining. "We are pleased to make this...