FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., June 16 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news release:
A handful of rice bran, or many other agricultural byproducts, may not look like much to most people. But in Ali Ubeyitogullari's eyes, they are building blocks strong enough for a spacecraft.
The National Science Foundation recently presented a$471,477 CAREER Awardto Ubeyitogullari, a food engineer with the U of A System Division of Agriculture, to support research on developing sustainable aerogels from agricultural and food-processing waste.
Aerogels are very light, mechanically strong solids that can be used in a variety of high-tech applications, including insulation for spacecraft, waterproofing and fireproofing.They are formed by removing ...