Phase-change drywall boards store and release heat to save power

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The phase-change drywall absorbs heat during the day, and releases it at night

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Scientists from Spain’s Universidad Politécnica de Madrid have created a new type of drywall, that they claim can reduce a building’s energy consumption by up to 40 percent. Its secret? Lots of tiny beads of paraffin.

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