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Chemistry

Metal Hydrides as Reversible Hydrogen Storage Materials

Quick fact

Some metal hydrides can store more hydrogen per volume than liquid hydrogen, even though they are solid!

Why this is interesting

You've seen how we store hydrogen in high-pressure tanks, but what if we could pack it into a piece of metal? A sponge that holds hydrogen gas inside its atomic structure—this is the promise of metal hydrides.