It does not need to be new to create an innovation that will revolutionize energy sustainability on the planet. An old, cheap material used to create strong and sturdy houses, the red brick, can now ...

This is quite possibly one of the largest game-changing discoveries of the last few decades, where scientists have effectively turned red bricks into supercapacitors. How? By coating the bricks with a ...

Why it matters: Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method to store energy using red bricks, an abundant and affordable building material that has been in use for ...

ST. LOUIS — Washington University scientists have figured out how to transform a simple red brick into a power source for electronic devices. Hongmin Wang, a 4th year PhD chemistry student, works in a ...

The red pigment in bricks can be converted into a plastic that conducts electricity, allowing researchers from Washington University to turn bricks into electricity storage devices. Common red masonry ...

Aug. 12 (UPI) --Chemists at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method for converting red bricks, the ubiquitous building material, into "smart bricks" that can be charged and store ...

Brick walls might some day power your lights and laptop, thanks to a new technique that converts building blocks into battery-like devices (Nat. Commun. 2020, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-17708-1). By ...