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Climate change: 'Bath sponge' breakthrough could boost cleaner carsClimate change: 'Bath sponge' breakthrough could boost cleaner carsBy Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent 18 April 2020 Related TopicsClimate change Image copyrightGetty ImagesA new material developed by scientists could give a significant boost to a new generation of hydrogen-powered cars.Like a bath sponge, the product is able to hold and release large quantities of the gas at lower pressure and cost.Containing billions of tiny pores, a single gram of the new aluminium-based material has a surface area the size of a football pitch.The authors say it can store the large volume of gas needed for practical travel without needing expensive tanks.Behind the wheel of a hydrogen-powered carThe engineer powering drones with a 'happy gas'Climate change hope for hydrogen fuelCar sales, especially larger SUVs, have boomed in the US over the past number of years. Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage captionSeve…