A Whole New (Small) World Of Opportunity

Hollow glass microspheres have been used for years in lightweight filler material, insulation, abrasives and other uses. Researchers at the US DOE Savannah River National Laboratory (SNRNL) have developed a unique variation, called porous-wall hollow glass microspheres which offer the potential for use in targeted drug delivery, hydrogen storage and other applications. What makes SNRNL's patent-pending microspheres unique, and gives them the potential to be useful in so many fields, is a network of inter-connected pores in the thin outer shells that allows the tiny "microballoons" to be filled with, hold, and release gases and other materials.