Lightest on Earth

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From: Bill Taylor (bt4_1284@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri Jan 02 2004 - 20:17:26 PST 

Message-ID: <20040103041726.47194.qmail@web40402.mail.yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2004 20:17:26 -0800 (PST)
From: Bill Taylor <bt4_1284@yahoo.com>
Subject: Lightest on Earth

Aerogel is the lightest solid on Earth. Often called a solid smoke because
of its transparent, hazy blue appearance, the silica substance is used for
insulation aboard space craft and as a collection device for interstellar
and cometary dust.

http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=aerogel_hand_02.jpg

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Bill Taylor
Drew School
San Francisco
415 661 9667

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