气凝胶被认为能够成为堪与它的前辈——例如20世纪30年代的胶木、80年代的碳纤维、90年代的硅胶——相媲美的神奇物质。

It is expected to rank alongside wonder products from previous generations such as Bakelite in the 1930s, carbon fibre in the 1980s and silicone in the 1990s.

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当胶木问世时，市场上还没有出现更安全的版本，醋酸纤维素。

And a safer version, cellulose acetate, was not on the market yet when Bakelite came out.

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