Comment on Morphing spray-on gel gives buildings long-lasting wildfire protection
Grimy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Appel also points out that his gels are environmentally friendly, and composed only of materials that are already approved for use by the US Forestry Service. When eventually washed off, the aerogel is handily broken down by soil microbes.
What a neat discovery. It’s something you can potentially spray on things to protect them and it just washes. I’m guessing it’s harder to manage once it gets cooked so to speak.
punkwalrus@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I am not going to claim to be an expert on any of this BUT that wording sounds suspiciously like bullshit. Maybe it’s not, but it’s one of those phrases that sounds like when vitamin companies claim that more B12 has shown to fix whatever ails you. Or “our plastic is environmentally friendly: 100% recyclable, and breaks down into teeny micro-particles over time, and gets absorbed by the sea life like ordinary sand…”