Space-Age Undersuit - Page 2

CALI68 · December 12th, 2006, 05:49 AM

Wow, I love this kind of stuff! Great thread.

Two questions:

1) Any word on the buoyancy characteristics of the material (suit)?

2) Is the company that's producing this material publicly traded?

Thanks!
-Chris

Joe Hesketh · December 12th, 2006, 10:22 AM

Quote: (Originally Posted by CALI68)

2) Is the company that's producing this material publicly traded?

No, looks like it's privately owned at the moment:
ASPEN AEROGELS | NANOTECHNOLOGY AT WORK&#8482

SparticleBrane · December 16th, 2006, 04:05 AM

Aerogel is some pretty neato stuff. (Here is a link to more info from Wikipedia)
It has some incredible insulating properties, as demostrated by these:

***ericfine50*** · December 17th, 2006, 11:53 AM

Welcome Gene!
Great report - That looks very interesting.

Great website BTW.

Take Care

Chris B · December 17th, 2006, 04:46 PM

Quote: (Originally Posted by Joe Hesketh)

The Navy testing looks pretty thorough compared to most recreational reviews. You certainly wouldn’t get John Bantin sitting in a tank of 2°C water for 147 minutes with a thermometer up his ass!

I've done it for an hour whilst riding a bike in a lab for an hour to monitor core temp/heat stress ......I quite liked it.....

not sure I wanted to share that really.

Chris B

December 17th, 2006, 04:46 PM	#15 (permalink)
Chris B(Offline) Chris B Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NW UK Posts: 279	Quote: (Originally Posted by Joe Hesketh) The Navy testing looks pretty thorough compared to most recreational reviews. You certainly wouldn’t get John Bantin sitting in a tank of 2°C water for 147 minutes with a thermometer up his ass! I've done it for an hour whilst riding a bike in a lab for an hour to monitor core temp/heat stress ......I quite liked it..... not sure I wanted to share that really. Chris B __________________ www.merseydivers.com www.boardmanbikes.com

December 12th, 2006, 05:49 AM	#11 (permalink)
CALI68(Offline) New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 13	Wow, I love this kind of stuff! Great thread. Two questions: 1) Any word on the buoyancy characteristics of the material (suit)? 2) Is the company that's producing this material publicly traded? Thanks! -Chris

December 12th, 2006, 10:22 AM	#12 (permalink)
Joe Hesketh(Offline) New Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: London, UK Posts: 705	Quote: (Originally Posted by CALI68) 2) Is the company that's producing this material publicly traded? No, looks like it's privately owned at the moment: ASPEN AEROGELS \| NANOTECHNOLOGY AT WORK&#8482

December 16th, 2006, 04:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
SparticleBrane(Offline) Tub Diver Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: People's Republic of Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 115	Aerogel is some pretty neato stuff. (Here is a link to more info from Wikipedia) It has some incredible insulating properties, as demostrated by these:

December 17th, 2006, 11:53 AM	#14 (permalink)
*ericfine50*(Offline) Moderator Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: MA Posts: 622	Welcome Gene! Great report - That looks very interesting. Great website BTW. Take Care