Paraffin encapsulated in beach sand material as a new way to store heat from the sun
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 08:00
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. Their report on the heat-storing capability of this microencapsulated sand appears in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering.