Firebricks offer low-cost storage for carbon-free energy

ENN
Sep 6, 2017, 12:33 pm53 pts
Firebricks, designed to withstand high heat, have been part of our technological arsenal for at least three millennia, since the era of the Hittites. Now, a proposal from MIT researchers shows this ancient invention could play a key role in enabling the world to switch away from fossil fuels and rely instead on…

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