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    Future's so Bright; I gotta wear Shades!

    http://www.gizmag.com/future-fabrics...ft-dryq/20742/

    some interesting stuff to keep on the lookout ..KM

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    High-tech materials attempt to beat mother nature at her own game


    Wow! That's wonderful! (By the way, what is her game? )

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    Quote Originally Posted by WV View Post

    Wow! That's wonderful! (By the way, what is her game? )
    The Rolling Stones know...


    What I want to know is how do they get the aerogel to be flexible? I thought that the materials used in its formation were stiff at best and extremely brittle at worst.

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    Meh. Zeroloft has been around since 2010, why are there no products to buy yet??
    - Tanstaafl.
    - Whoever said "No smoke without fire" never went camping.
    - It's just badass to have a yak.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Joz View Post
    Meh. Zeroloft has been around since 2010, why are there no products to buy yet??
    might be a message there. It may make Cuben look cheap. :-)

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    I was rather intrigued by the DWR down...wonder how they get it to stick without losing the loft? ('cause flat down is nobody's friend..)

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