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Article does explain some:

"We're locking up the hydrogen molecules in a solid to basically fix them."

And indeed there exist materials that can absorb hydrogen in a sponge-like fashion, so you don't (as much, anyway) need the pressure or low-temperature extremes normally required to squeeze H2 into an empty vessel.

Iirc, you're probably talking some metal(s?), or material containing those like a salt or hydroxide.

So it may be a case of sort-of-existing tech, put together in not previously used manner.

Regardless: hope this pans out (esp. cost-wise). Our world badly needs solutions like this. Cheap, at scale, yesterday.



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