RealFeedApp Salogels store more than twice as much heat as paraffin
Researchers at Texas A&M University developed salogels that absorb heat during melting and release it during solidification, offering a new method to reduce building energy consumption.
- Field
- new materials
- What they did
- Researchers studied polymer and salt-based gels that work on a phase-change principle: they absorb heat when melting and release it when solidifying.
- Why it matters
- These materials can store more heat than paraffin waxes, allowing their use in construction to naturally regulate building temperatures and reduce heating and cooling costs.
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