Pink Aerogel heart may be the geekiest Valentine’s Day gift of 2013

by Laura Domela

This year I want to really show my wife how much I <3 her, so I needed to find something more than the standard flowers and candy. I need something with SCIENCE sex appeal. (We’re that kind of family.) In times like this, it is nice to have friends that work in exotic and unique fields — like nanomaterial engineering.

As it happened, my friend and fellow parabolic flight attendant Dr. Stephen Steiner had been developing the solution to my problem at his company, Aerogel Technologies: a heart-shaped pink aerogel valentine! +100 Geek Love Points FTW!
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Pink Aerogel heart may be the geekiest Valentine’s Day gift of 2013

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