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Scientists Have Turned Bricks Into Batteries – Gizmodo Australia
We build homes out of bricks for lots of reasons. They’re resilient to high pressure and frost. They can withstand fluctuating temperatures without shrinking, expanding, or warping. They’re great at absorbing heat. They’re durable and can be reused. And accor…
We build homes out of bricks for lots of reasons. Theyre resilient to high pressure and frost. They can withstand fluctuating temperatures without shrinking, expanding, or warping. Theyre great at absorbing heat. Theyre durable and can be reused. And according to a new study in Nature Communications, they can also be developed to store energy.
Bricks gets their warm, brownish-red hue from hematite, an iron oxide commonly found in rocks and soil that humans have been using as a pigment for 73,00…
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