• Question: Are there materials that can absorb heat without becoming hot? -Ryan.S.Hayer

    Asked by BiometricBot73 to Andres, Andy, Emma, Shahil, Sheryl on 15 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Emma Ryan

      Emma Ryan answered on 15 Mar 2017:

      Yes!

      They are called phase change materials. You can Google this to find out more about it.

      You may own one yourself. Do you ever put an icepack in your lunchbox? It can stay cold and absorb the heat of the surrounding area to keep your yoghurt or whatever nice and fresh!

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