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title: Toughest ever heat shields made of springy sponge-like stuff — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/toughest-ever-heat-shields-made-of-springy-sponge-like-stuff/
date: 2018-04-27
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# Toughest ever heat shields made of springy sponge-like stuff

Chinese scientists have developed a compressible aerogel that has shown in early heat shield tests to be 5 times more resilient than previous materials.