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New Material Can Store Vast Amounts of Energy

ElectricSteve writes "Using super-high pressures similar to those found deep in the Earth or on a giant planet, researchers from Washington State University (WSU) have created a compact, never-before-seen material capable of storing vast amounts of energy. Described by one of the researchers as 'the most condensed form of energy storage outside of nuclear energy,' the material holds potential for creating a new class of energetic materials or fuels, an energy storage device, super-oxidizing materials for destroying chemical and biological agents, and high temperature superconductors."

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  1. Re:So, how do one extract the energy? by tyrione · · Score: 0, Troll

    They can store, but how do one extract the energy ?

    Questioned like someone never having taken basic Chemistry.

  2. Re:Extreme by Jurily · · Score: 0, Troll

    If you truly believe in the model of genetics (and implicitly evolution) you just presented, do a favor to mankind, and kill yourself.