Foamed glass provides an inexpensive lightweight substrate for reflective elements used in solar energy converters. Material withstands temperature from -450 to 800 degrees Fahrenheit and pressures up to 100 psi.
Low-cost solar reflectors
NASA Tech Briefs ; 1 , 1
1976-03-01
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