According to foreign media reports, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (also known as the University of Massachusetts Amherst) have developed new non-traditional materials that have extremely powerful heat storage and heat release functions. It may be used as battery material.

　　The polymer that looks exactly like plastic is called AzoPMA, and its heat storage capacity is 100 times that of water. If the material is further developed, it may be used to make thermal batteries in the future, which can be used to store solar energy and be used in smart phones and electric vehicles.

　　The AzoPMA material research and development team is led by Dhandapani Venkataraman, a professor of chemistry at the University of Massachusetts. The material is named after the abbreviation of "azobenzene-basedpoly (methacrylate) composiTIon".

　　AzoPMA can also store a large amount of heat energy, which can switch between two structures or appearances, depending on the heat energy. When the material is heated, its molecular structure will be converted into a high-energy form, which helps to store heat efficiently. When the material cools, it switches to a low-energy form and releases heat when necessary.

　　AzoPMA material may also be used as a non-combustible material in solar-thermalovens, thereby reducing the harm to humans caused by boiler flue gas in rural areas. In addition, the material can also be used as a large battery. It is worth mentioning that if the material is shredded and placed in the snow, it will help the ice and snow melt without the aid of electric equipment.