Nanocomposite creates high-capacity hydrogen storage

Nanoparticles of magnesium metal in a matrix of a plexi-glass-type polymer can rapidly absorb and release hydrogen.

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab via Eurelalert: 13 March 2011

Image: This schematic shows high-capacity magnesium nanocrystals encapsulated in a gas-barrier polymer matrix to create a new and revolutionary hydrogen storage composite material.