Alginate beads - derived from heat - that can store heat (IMAGE)

Swansea University

Alginate beads - derived from heat - that can store heat

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Beads which can store heat, which would otherwise be wasted, from various sources, including industrial operations and the summer sun. The new material has been made using alginate, an inexpensive, abundant and non-toxic seaweed derivative.

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SPECIFIC, Swansea University

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