Indian scientists at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in
Thiruvananthapuram, India’s premier rocket lab have created a new way of
keeping our soldiers warm in the freezing temperatures of Siachen. They
developed silica aerogel or blue air and is the world’s lightest material. The aerogel can not only useful on earth
useful in space too owing to its excellent thermal resistance. This material is
also sometimes referred to as frozen smoke and it is so delicate that it can
even be placed on flower’s head. This material is very useful for those who
work in extremely cold environments.
Apart from this lightest material have also multiple uses as
it can also be used to insulate rocket engines. What remains to be highlighted
here is this aerogel could have possibly the life of Lance Naik Hanamanthappa
Koppad and his fellow soldiers’ lives from the frozen bite that took their
lives.
