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		bilsbie on Aug 1, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MIT engineers create an energy-storing supercapaci... This is neat. Every house could have its own energy storage built into its foundation. How coool is that. Maybe dams could store excess energy in their structure.

ilyt on Aug 1, 2023 [–]

Replacing it wouldn't be great tho...

BizarroLand on Aug 1, 2023 | [–]

How often do you replace the foundation of your home?

Worst case, the battery function drops to unusable levels and then you just have a plain old house foundation.

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