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Hydrogen Stored in Safe High Density Pellets

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the get-you-where-you're-going dept.

sunbeam60 writes "A group of scientists are going to present their breakthrough in hydrogen storage this Wednesday. In contrast to previous storage mechanisms, this method binds hydrogen to a pellet which is completely safe to handle at room temperature. While bound in this medium no hydrogen loss occurs, enabling hydrogen to be stored cheaply for indefinite periods. When needed, the extraction of hydrogen is relatively simple. The pellets exceed all criteria set by the US Department of Energy for 2015, enabling a car to drive more than 500 km on a 50 L tank (13 MJ/l)"

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  1. Power by b00tleg · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you crash into another car, do you get to steal the car's pellet and absorb its power?

    1. Re:Power by tdemark · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually, if you crash hard enough, you will form Helium pellets.

  2. Airships by mrogers · · Score: 5, Funny

    The new pellets could also bring about a renaissance for giant hydrogen-filled airships, or as they will now be known, beanbags.

  3. Tragically... by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... they decided to coat these pellets with a mixture of iron oxide and aluminum powder.

    1. Re:Tragically... by jimand · · Score: 5, Funny

      Modded funny? This sounds like flamebait to me.

  4. Re:You should be an editor by tgd · · Score: 5, Funny

    If he was really up to that task, he would have posted his reply twice.

    Slashdot doesn't need editors that don't take that initiative!

  5. Re:How does it come out? by Bohnanza · · Score: 5, Funny

    Dihydrogen monoxide is one of the most dangerous substances known to science!

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