I-Airgel yimathiriyeli eyomeleleyo esebenza ngokugqwesileyo yokugquma ubushushu, kunye ne-microstructure ekhethekileyo enjengendawo ephezulu ephezulu, imingxuma ye-nanoscale kunye noxinzelelo oluphantsi.Yaziwa “njengezinto zomlingo ezitshintsha ihlabathi”, ekwaziwa “njengesithintelo sobushushu esiphelweni kunye nemathiriyeli yokugquma”, kwaye iyeyona imathiriyeli eyomeleleyo ekhaphukhaphu ngoku.I-Airgel yimathiriyeli ene-nanonetwork ye-tatu-dimensional structure porous, ene-density ephantsi, indawo ethile ephezulu, i-porosity ephezulu, i-dielectric ephantsi, i-conductivity ephantsi ye-thermal kunye nezinye iimpawu zomzimba.Inoluhlu olubanzi lwamathemba okusebenza ekugcinweni kobushushu kunye nokugquma, i-retardant yomlilo, i-sound insulation kunye nokunciphisa ingxolo, i-optics, umbane kunye nezinye iindawo.