New gas storage material: One ounce has surface area of 30 football fields

In a finding that may help speed the production of ultra-clean fuel cell vehicles powered by hydrogen, scientists in Michigan are reporting development of a sponge-like nanomaterial with a record-high surface area for holding gases. Just 1/30th of an ounce of the material has the approximate surface area of a football field. Their study was published in the 1 April issue of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, a weekly publication...

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