Cleveland — NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland recently signed two commercial license agreements for its highly flexible and durable polyimide and nylon aerogel materials with Aerogel Technologies LLC of Boston.
The company will use the technologies to make lightweight materials for aviation interiors, automotive and engineering materials.
In addition to low density, the materials have excellent thermal insulating, soundproofing and non-flammability properties.
“These materials extend our technology portfolio to new compositions that, combined with our large-size aerogel part production capabilities, enable new applications for aerogels where weight and cost are coupled such as airplanes and rockets,” said Stephen Steiner, president and CEO of Aerogel Technologies.