AeroGels: the coolest material you’ve never heard of

Hello, fellow science enthusiasts and future aerogel aficionados! Welcome to a course that is about to take you on a wild ride through the fascinating realm of “aerogels”. But wait a minute, what are aerogels on Earth (or should we say beyond Earth)? Think of aerogels as the closest thing we have to ghostly materials from another dimension, they are like Casper, the friendly ghost of the material world: invisible in the density department and yet capable of some mind-blowing feats! Buckle up, because it’s going to be an air-labyrinth ride! Let’s get started.