Silica aerogels: from materials research to industrial applications
Silica aerogels are advanced materials with outstanding properties, including high specific
surface area and porosity, low thermal conductivity, density, dielectric constant, and …
surface area and porosity, low thermal conductivity, density, dielectric constant, and …
Prebiotic astrochemistry and the formation of molecules of astrobiological interest in interstellar clouds and protostellar disks
Despite the generally hostile nature of the environments involved, chemistry does occur in
space. Molecules are seen in environments that span a wide range of physical and chemical …
space. Molecules are seen in environments that span a wide range of physical and chemical …
Additive manufacturing of silica aerogels
Owing to their ultralow thermal conductivity and open pore structure,–, silica aerogels are
widely used in thermal insulation,, catalysis, physics,, environmental remediation,, optical …
widely used in thermal insulation,, catalysis, physics,, environmental remediation,, optical …
A pristine record of outer Solar System materials from asteroid Ryugu's returned sample
Volatile and organic-rich C-type asteroids may have been one of the main sources of Earth's
water. Our best insight into their chemistry is currently provided by carbonaceous chondritic …
water. Our best insight into their chemistry is currently provided by carbonaceous chondritic …
Abundant presolar grains and primordial organics preserved in carbon-rich exogenous clasts in asteroid Ryugu
Preliminary analyses of asteroid Ryugu samples show kinship to aqueously altered CI
(Ivuna-type) chondrites, suggesting similar origins. We report identification of C-rich …
(Ivuna-type) chondrites, suggesting similar origins. We report identification of C-rich …
The provenances of asteroids, and their contributions to the volatile inventories of the terrestrial planets
Determining the source (s) of hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen accreted by Earth is important
for understanding the origins of water and life and for constraining dynamical processes that …
for understanding the origins of water and life and for constraining dynamical processes that …
The organic-rich surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen by VIRTIS/Rosetta
The VIRTIS (Visible, Infrared and Thermal Imaging Spectrometer) instrument on board the
Rosetta spacecraft has provided evidence of carbon-bearing compounds on the nucleus of …
Rosetta spacecraft has provided evidence of carbon-bearing compounds on the nucleus of …
The chemical composition of comets—emerging taxonomies and natal heritage
MJ Mumma, SB Charnley - Annual Review of Astronomy and …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Cometary nuclei contain the least modified material from the formative epoch of our
planetary system, and their compositions reflect a range of processes experienced by …
planetary system, and their compositions reflect a range of processes experienced by …
Water in the Earth's interior: distribution and origin
AH Peslier, M Schönbächler, H Busemann… - Space Science …, 2017 - Springer
The concentration and distribution of water in the Earth has influenced its evolution
throughout its history. Even at the trace levels contained in the planet's deep interior (mantle …
throughout its history. Even at the trace levels contained in the planet's deep interior (mantle …
Cometary glycine detected in samples returned by Stardust
Our previous analysis of cometary samples returned to Earth by NASA's Stardust spacecraft
showed several amines and amino acids, but the origin of these compounds could not be …
showed several amines and amino acids, but the origin of these compounds could not be …