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Building Material Absorbs and Releases Heat

Posted by samzenpus on from the cool-house dept.

Zothecula writes "Researchers at the Ningpo, China campus of the University of Nottingham (UNNC) have created a new heat-regulating material that could be used to cut the heating and cooling costs of buildings. The non-deformed storage phase change material (PCM) can be fixed so that it starts absorbing any excess heat above a pre-determined temperature and releasing stored heat when the ambient temperature drops below the set point. The researchers say the material can be manufactured in a variety of shapes and sizes, even small enough so that it can be sprayed as a microscopic film to surfaces in existing buildings."

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  1. Absorbs AND Releases? by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Whoa! Just like... matter!

    Can I patent this thermodynamics stuff?

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    1. Re:Absorbs AND Releases? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

      No, not just like "matter", you fucking moron.

      Since when did, say, a piece of concrete not release stored heat until the ambient temperature drops below a set point? Because, last I checked, normal materials release heat the minute the ambient temperature drops below the material temperature.

      Honestly, with your low UID, I would've expected you to have functional reading comprehension skills. Maybe it's time to see a doctor about your old age dementia, there, old timer.

  2. No credibility by MrQuacker · · Score: 3, Insightful

    After all the articles about plagiarized and outright made up research in Chinese universities, I have to take every "discovery" they announce with huge skepticism.