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Empa team develops translucent glass brick with aerogel insulation for load-bearing walls

(IN BRIEF) Researchers from Empa have developed a translucent glass brick with good insulation properties thanks to aerogel, which can even be used for load-bearing elements. The glass brick has a measured thermal conductivity of 53 mW/(m∙K) and a compressive … Read the full press release

New type of brick filled with aerogel could make thin and highly insulating walls possible in the future

Aerobrick: A brick with a world record ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, 16-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Better thermal insulation means lower heating costs – but this should not be at the expense of exciting architecture. A new type of brick filled with aerogel could make … Read the full press release