How Making Graphene Aerogel in Space Will Shape Future Exploration

Graphene and aerogels are both special in their own right, but what happens when researchers make graphene aerogel in space? That's exactly what a team of scientists is trying to understand at this extreme lab.

These scientists are working on an experiment to go onboard the ISS, that if successful, could have huge impacts on in-space manufacturing and future deep space missions.

So what exactly makes graphene aerogel so special? Graphene is composed of the element carbon and it's actually just a single atomic layer of carbon in a honeycomb lattice.

Graphene is an amazing material because it is strong—stronger than steel. It’s also electrically conductive, so carriers can transport within graphene at really fast speeds. And so it has applications in energy storage, like batteries or super capacitors. Understandably, there’s been a ton of hype around graphene, with many calling it a “wonder material."

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“Over the next year or so, Senesky and her colleagues will prepare a set of experiments that will take graphene aerogel somewhere it has never gone before – to the International Space Station.”

Graphene: Making a wonder material more wonderful
“Graphene is a form of the chemical element carbon. Well-known forms of carbon include the world's hardest material, diamond, and the soft black material known as the "lead" in a pencil, which is graphite.”

Aerogels: Thinner, Lighter, Stronger
“Aerogels are among the lightest solid materials known to man. They are created by combining a polymer with a solvent to form a gel, and then removing the liquid from the gel and replacing it with air. Aerogels are extremely porous and very low in density. They are solid to the touch. This translucent material is considered one of the finest insulation materials available.”

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[Seeker]

Hi Seekers! What excites you about graphene aerogel in space? Let us know in the comments!

[rajaramtodase]

Graphene
Aerogel
Space

Some of my favourite, seemingly unrelated buzzwords together.

[glennalexon]

Well done; interview smart people and just let them speak.

[TTaareKK]

Title ticks all the boxes for the yt algorithm

[thatnerdyblackgirl]

NileRed in like 4 years is going try this. I can see it.

[MickeyMouse-puxt]

This could change so many things in technology.

[fve]

Graphen is super strong...(crumbles it with his fingers)!

[davescott]

This is great, the more commerical options there are, the faster will push space development.

Hopefully can add Graphene aerogel to the very short list of: ZBLANs and 3D printed organs.

[luisxd]

Wow, this is so amazing, Graphene Aerogel, and comparing the creation of new materials on Earth and then on Space is fascinating 👏
Graphene Marshmallows, nice! 😁👍

[QGMODS]

Wow it's that time of the month for the "amazing and promising graphene" video again

[Nightdreaux]

Dang!! They want to combine those 2 amazing materials?? 😯😯😯😯

Imagine if human can create new material out of this. I can imagine ""Light Metal""

Its as strong as metal but lighter than plastic.

[jaydens.]

"Stronger than steel" *squishes it with no effort*

[OmkarBhatkar]

Creating Graphene aerogels in space seems to be a brilliant idea.. The electronic and thermal properties would be better in space compared to that on earth due to uniform dispersion in hydrogel phase.. Really eager to see the results as a Graphene Researcher myself..!!

[PedramNG]

I'm really excited for its application in semiconductor fabrication.

[secondslater]

Focal point, your description at the start of the video is incorrect, in orbit there is not an absence of gravity, gravity is still there, in orbit, angular momentum counteracts gravity

[TacoMunchies]

Dude yes!!!! I made a note on my phone saying “Aero gel made with starlite Or liquid graphene” This note was at June 8th, 2019 at 4:48 PM

[Nickknows]

Gosh all you need it carbon nano tubes and you have the trinity of ‘Miracle’ materials that never amount to anything

[FrostCraftedMC]

id love some actual numbers on the supposedly impressive stats on this stuff

[atti]

That's really interesting 🤔 never thought about space as an environment for production. New properties = new properties.

[janawaw]

Zajímavé. Hlavně, aby si lidstvo jako celek pomáhalo a vše využilo na užitečné věci a ne naopak. Zdarma a jen pro dobrou věc? :-)