Scientists develop method to store ‘substantial amount of energy’ in red bricks

A red brick device developed by chemists at Washington University in St. Louis lights up a green light-emitting diode.

Scientists have found a way to store energy in the red bricks that are used to build houses.

Researchers led by Washington University in St Louis, in Missouri, US, have developed a method that can turn the cheap and widely available building material into “smart bricks” that can store energy like a battery.