A team of engineers from the University of Bath has created a new company, Aerogel Core Ltd, specialising in ultra-light ‘aerogels’ that can be used as soundproofing and heat-shielding materials for the aerospace and automotive industries.
A team of engineers from the University of Bath has created a new company, Aerogel Core Ltd, specialising in ultra-light ‘aerogels’ that can be used as soundproofing and heat-shielding materials for the aerospace and automotive industries.
The team has been funded by Innovate UK to spin out the company to commercialise its innovative and environmentally friendly aerogels, which are synthetic, porous materials manufactured by replacing the liquid component normally found in gels with gas.
Crucially, the team has found a way to use graphene to produce aerogels that retain their shape and strength, without the gel structure collapsing.
As well as tuneable acoustic properties, ultralight aerogels have other functional properties such as thermal, fire and electromagnetic interference shielding. The coupling of both acoustic and other functional properties provides a material that can have a large impact within many industrial sectors.
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