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The discovery of American scientists about metals capable of absorbing and storing infinite sunlight can make a breakthrough in solar technology.

According to Daily Mail , this particular type of metal is fulvalene diruthenium molecule, made from the element ruthenium (ruthenium).

Scientists said that when absorbing sunlight, fulvalene dirutheniumch molecules will change into semi-stable but very safe structures. Especially, water logging can store unlimited heat. Then thanks to a catalyst, they can return to their original state and release the stored heat. This heat source can be used to heat rooms.

Ruthenium, which is used to create fulvalene diruthenium molecules, is capable of absorbing and storing energy from sunlight. (Photo: Wikipedia).

Solar-powered devices have previously been able to convert this energy source into electricity or heat. However, until now, no device has been able to temporarily store unused energy resources. Therefore, the discovery of fulvalene diruthenium molecules may create an important breakthrough in the solar industry.

When fulvalene diruthenium molecules release stored heat, the temperature they produce can reach 200 degrees Celsius. This is called the ' chemical heat ' method with much higher efficiency than those of The system uses conventional solar energy.

Jeffrey Grossman , of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who led the study, said: ' It has many advantages in taking advantage of solar heat, however, they are stored as a burning fuel. All stored heat can be released, the whole process is quite stable. You can use the stored energy source when you need it. You can also bring this fuel under sunlight to charge. When you use it all, you can continue to do so . '

The biggest obstacle of this new technology is that the fulvalene diruthenium molecules are very rare, so the cost is very high.

Fulvalene diruthenium molecules are made from ruthenium , a rare and expensive element. Every year, people only exploit 12 tons of ruthenium. In addition, this is also a by-product of nuclear fission reaction. However, the process itself makes ruthenium extremely expensive.

However, scientists still believe that, once the principles of storage and release of solar energy are found, there is hope to find similar materials that cost less.