Ten-Year-Old Makes His Own Aerogels

I brought a (semi-novelty) product to market that used aerogels. We were slightly profitable, but the fact that aerogels are irritants derailed our plans for millions. [Our product lost essentially all of its appeal because you either had to handle it with gloves or encase it in another material for safety reasons. Fortunately, we weren't sued before we realized the error of our ways.]

I agree, however, that if you can figure out a way to produce it very cheaply, you can easily make millions. Just the insulation properties alone...it's really an amazing material. And its uses are almost limitless. I have a friend that is working on an aerogel application in the medical field (diabetes-related.)