Scientists “bottle the sun” with a liquid battery that stores solar energy
Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily·May 15, 2026
Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have developed a liquid battery that stores solar energy, allowing it to be released as heat later on. This innovative material captures sunlight and stores it in tiny molecules, functioning like a rechargeable solar battery. The system can hold energy for years and has a higher energy density per kilogram than lithium-ion batteries. By mimicking reversible changes found in DNA and photochromic sunglasses, the material provides a potential alternative to traditional energy storage methods.
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