Paraffin encapsulated in beach sand material as a new way to store heat from the sun

Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 11:00 in Physics & Chemistry

The search for sustainable new materials to store heat captured from the sun for release during the night has led scientists to a high-tech combination of paraffin wax and sand. They have now reported on the heat-storing capability of this microencapsulated sand.

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