Dutch chemists demonstrated that hydrogen can be efficiently stored in 30-nanometer particles of the metal hydride sodium alanate. Storing hydrogen in metal hydrides has been pursued for years but has yet to produce a marketable system. Reducing the particle size appears to speed the absorption and release of the gas, bringing this technology closer to viability.
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