Dr. Alex Gash on Colorful and Explosive Metal Oxide Aerogels
This week on The Critical Point, Dr. Alex Gash from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory talks about the “Gash prep”, that is, epoxide-assisted gelation of metal oxides. From colorful transition metal oxide aerogels liked rust-colored iron oxide aerogels and canary-yellow samarium oxide aerogels to explosive aerogels made of thermite, learn how this exciting technology has expanded the range of possible aerogel compositions to the rest of the periodic table!
Beta iron oxyhydroxide FeOOH aerogel (left) and iron oxide Fe2O3 aerogel (right)