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110048: Ambiently Dried Aerogel for Thermal Insulation in High-Temperature Applications

Innovators at Michigan State University (MSU) have developed a novel porous silica-based aerogel material and the process for its fabrication. In contrast to the supercritically dried aerogel, a related material, the MSU approach uses gel and liquid extraction. Evaporation of the precursor solvent is performed at room temperature and pressure, producing...
Published: 7/21/2014   |   Inventor(s): Jeffrey Sakamoto, Ryan Maloney, Travis Thompson
Keywords(s): Aerogel, Insulation, Sol-gel, Thermal Conductivity Category(s): Chemicals, Materials

070121: Conductive Sheet Molding Compound with Carbon Based Nanomaterials

Graphite is a layered material and the stiffest material found in nature--significantly higher than clay that could be displaced by this invention in related applications. Graphite has excellent electrical and thermal conductivity. MSU has developed an inexpensive process to produce exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets (xGnP) which when added to polymers...
Published: 7/21/2014   |   Inventor(s): Lawrence Drzal, Wanjun Liu, Hiroyuki Fukushima, Inhwan Do
Keywords(s): Electrical Conductivity, Graphite, Polymer Nanocomposite, Resin, Thermal Conductivity Category(s): Chemicals, Materials, Nanotechnology