Cabot Corporation Press Kit 100% Detail, London 22-25 September 2005

100% Detail

Press Releases

Cabot Nanogel® translucent aerogel shines a new light on architectural design freedom the world’s most advanced light weight daylighting insulation material to be featured at 100% detail

Architects can now achieve unique building designs with enhanced daylighting and insulation using Nanogel® translucent aerogel from Cabot Corporation. The new daylighting material and examples of new applications will be presented at the Cabot stand N° H50 at 100% Detail exhibition, 22-25 September 2005, Earl’s Court 2, London.

Xtralite (Rooflights) Ltd: UK distributorship for Nanogel® filled multiwall polycarbonate panels for commercial sloped glazing applications

Xtralite (Rooflights) Ltd, the UK's leading roof glazing specialist, with a solid reputation for well-designed, high quality products backed by excellent service has been appointed as distributor in the UK for Nanogel® filled multiwall polycarbonate panels for commercial glazing systems.

First Nanogel^® project in the UK

The first Kalwall^® + Nanogel^® project in the UK has been built in Hemsworth, an old mining-town in Yorkshire. The Wakefield local authorities commissioned Atkins architects to design serviced offices using the very latest thinking and technology in sustainable energy building.

Nanogel® translucent aerogel lights up the kitchen

The latest innovative use of Nanogel® translucent aerogel is a 660 x 1220mm monopitch skylight for a new kitchen extension in south London. This is the first application of its kind in Europe.

Nanogel® Translucent Aerogel Provides Superior Daylighting for Big Cat Exhibit

Nanogel® translucent aerogel, Cabot Corporation’s innovative daylighting material that combines high light transmission with energy efficiency, has now been used to improve the natural balance of daylight to the interior environment in a US zoo , that houses four species of large cats and one of hyena.

Reader enquiries

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Notes for editors

About Kalwall

Since 1955, Kalwall has been acclaimed for its innovation and continued research into daylighting the development of translucent building technologies. No other manufacturer in the world has dedicated its entire existence of nearly half a century to the art and science of designing with daylight. The continuous evolution of the Kalwall translucent sandwich building panel technology, invented by company founder Robert Keller, has made it possible for architects and building designers to fully exercise their imaginations to incorporate daylight into their designs.

Additional information is available on the company website: www.kalwall.com.

About Nanogel

Cabot Corporation created Nanogel, in part to insulate thermally inefficient glazing systems. The feather-light aerogel is based on Cabot's patented surface modification and fine-particle manufacturing technology. The nanoporous particles have an air content of 97% and weigh only 80g per litre, making Nanogel the lightest solid material in the world. It provides a superior combination of thermal and sound insulation as well as light transmission and diffusion over other insulation materials. These benefits offer new design solutions for architects where both maximum natural daylight levels and energy efficiency are required. Nanogel is manufactured exclusively by Cabot in Frankfurt, Germany.

Visit the website at: www.nanogel.com.

About Cabot Corporation

Cabot Corporation is a global specialty chemicals and materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Cabot's major products are carbon black, fumed silica, inkjet colorants, capacitor materials, and cesium formate drilling fluids.

The website address is: www.cabot-corp.com.