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MIT engineers create an energy-storing supercapacitor from cement, water, and carbon black (news.mit.edu)

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MIT engineers created a carbon-cement supercapacitor that can store large amounts of energy. Made of just cement, water, and carbon black, the device could form the basis for inexpensive systems that store intermittently renewable energy, such as solar or wind energy.

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[–] HubertManne@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

"the load-bearing cement-based matrix" makes it sound like it could be used structurally. Foundation and concrete block frame. Sounds like the buildings could be the energy storaga themselved along with the footing of windmills. Am I getting this wrong?