This low cost, highly uniformly coated fiber will be used with various matrices for the development of high-temperature composite components for space transportation applications. The coating will enable a durable carbon-fiber-reinforced composite that meets the lifetime requirements for such applications.

This is a pumpless fluidic chip in which fluid transport is maintained by capillary-like forces through patterned, dense mats of nanoscale fibers with adjustable interfiber spacing ranging from nanometers to several tens of nanometers.

A robust composite aerogel with significantly improved thermal stability and mechanical integrity has been developed. This novel aerogel composite material is composed of aerogel, silica fiber and silica powder. Improved thermal stability and mechanical integrity is achieved by incorporating a low-density silica fiber mat, which is integrated into the aerogel network.