TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The aryl polyol compound comprises at least two aryl groups linked to each other by a linker comprising ((OH)p-(Ar1)-)m-L-(-(Ar2)-(OH)q)n.Ar1 and Ar2=the same or different, and are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C30 heteroaryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C7 to C30 alkylaryl group, or its combination;L=a single bond, -O, -C(O)-, -S-, -S(O)2-, -PO-, -P(RR'R'')- where R, R', and R'' are the same or different, and are hydrogen, a C1 to C10 alkyl group, or a C6 to C20 aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C30 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C7 to C30 arylalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C12 to C18 arylalkylaryl group,a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 heteroalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C30 heterocycloalkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C30 alkenyl group, or its combination;n and m=the same or different and are an integer ranging from 1 to about 5, with the proviso that n+m is selected so that a valence of L is not exceeded; andp and q=the same or different and are an integer ranging from 1 to 4.The aryl polyol compound comprising at least two aryl groups fused to each other is represented by OHr-Ar3-(OH)S.Ar3=a substituted or unsubstituted fused C10 to C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted fused C7 to C30 arylalkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted fused C2 to C30 heteroaryl group, or its combination; andr and s=the same or different and are an integer ranging from 1 to 5.It comprises at least two aryl groups linked to each other by a linker of Chemical Formula 3.L=a single bond, -O-, -C(O)-, -S-, -S(O)2-, -P(O)-, -P(RR'R''')-where R, R', and R'' are the same or different and are hydrogen, a C1 to C10 alkyl group, or a C6 to C20 aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C3 to C30 cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C30 aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C7 to C30 arylalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C12 to C18 arylalkylaryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C30 heteroalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C30 heterocycloalkyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted C2 to C30 alkenyl group, or its combination;R1, R2, and R3=the same or different, and are hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkoxy group, -NRaRb, -ORa, -NH(CO)Ra, -OC(O)Ra, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C18 aryl group, a phenyl group, or -CH=CRa, or its combination, where Ra and Rb are the same or different and are hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkyl group, a, b, and c are the same or different and are integer ranging from 0 to 3; andk=an integer ranging from 0 to 3.The second monomer is unsubstituted or substituted with a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkoxy group, -NRaRb, -ORa, -NH(CO)Ra, -OC(O)Ra, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C18 aryl group, or -CH=CRa, or its combination, where Ra and Rb are the same or different and are hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkyl group, preferably the second monomer comprises Chemical Formula 6.R6=hydrogen, a hydroxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkoxy group, or its combination; andd=1 or 2.The first monomer comprises ((OH)p-(Ar1)-)m-L-(-(Ar2)-(OH)q)n and/or OHr-Ar3-(OH)S. The solvent comprises an organic solvent. Solvent comprises dimethyl formamide, acetone, 1,4-dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl sulfoxide, toluene, benzene, dichlorobenzene, acetonitrile, or an alcohol, or its combination. The aerogel composition further comprises a catalyst. It also comprises a solvent comprising dimethyl formamide, acetone, 1,4-dioxane, tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl sulfoxide, toluene, benzene, dichlorobenzene, acetonitrile, or an alcohol, or its combination. Preferred Method: Preparing aerogel further comprises solvent exchanging the wet gel with a solvent which is miscible with liquid carbon dioxide. Drying is supercritical drying. Preferred Definitions:    R1, R2, and R3=a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkoxy group, -NRaRb, -ORa, -NH(CO)Ra, -OC(O)Rb, a substituted or unsubstituted C6 to C18 aryl group, a phenyl group, or -CH=CRa, or its combination.    EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.