High-tech insulator created from rice husks

High-tech insulator created from rice husks

**APN ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY MARCH 2**  This photograph taken on Saturday Jan. 19, 2008 in Skudai, Malaysia shows Malaysian Scientist Halimaton Hamdan showing off a sample of Aerogel in her laboratory in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Hamdan says she has discovered a cheap way to turn discarded rice husks into a high-tech material that could reduce electricity bills, protect buildings from bomb blasts and make airplanes and tennis rackets lighter. Aerogel, the lightest solid known to man, was invented in 1931 by an American scientist, but its high cost has limited its use. (AP Photo/Vijay Joshi)A Malaysian scientist says she has discovered a cheap way to turn discarded rice husks into a high-tech material that could reduce electricity bills, protect buildings from bomb blasts and make airplanes and tennis rackets lighter.


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