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Vol. II — No. 184Remarkable People · Exceptional CompaniesToday's Edition

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Michael Markesbery Put Space-Age Insulation in a Foam Roll
Founder · Executive · Operator

Michael Markesbery Put Space-Age Insulation in a Foam Roll

A freezing climb gave him the problem. An astronaut scholarship gave him the material. A decade later, the jacket company has become a bet on better insulation almost everywhere.

michael-markesbery · solarcoreRead →
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The Ski Bum Who Put NASA's Coldest Material Into Your Winter Boots
Hardware · Climate · Enterprise

The Ski Bum Who Put NASA's Coldest Material Into Your Winter Boots

Michael Markesbery took $10,000 from an astronaut scholarship and a material NASA uses to insulate spacecraft, and spent a decade figuring out how to make it bend. Now Solarcore® sells that trick to boot brands, the Air Force, and battery makers.

aerogel · thermal-insulationRead →