The Future of Hydrogen Storage

Researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, using molecular dynamics simulations, have solved a decade-old mystery, and their findings could eventually lead to commercially practical designs of storage materials for use in hydrogen vehicles.

Their research, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, presents a new way to store and release hydrogen as illustrated in this image. Na, Al and H atoms are represented as indigo, amber and white spheres, respectively. The released hydrogen gas (H2) is color-coded red.

Credit: Vidvuds Ozolins, UCLA