![SRNL's <a href="http://energy.gov/articles/tiny-glass-bubbles-big-potential">Porous Walled Hollow Glass Microspheres</a> (which are about half the width of a human hair in diameter) have a network of interconnected pores that enable them to be filled with, hold and release gases and other materials. | Image courtesy of SRNL SRNL's <a href="http://energy.gov/articles/tiny-glass-bubbles-big-potential">Porous Walled Hollow Glass Microspheres</a> (which are about half the width of a human hair in diameter) have a network of interconnected pores that enable them to be filled with, hold and release gases and other materials. | Image courtesy of SRNL](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20120921000235im_/http://www.doe.gov/sites/prod/files/styles/topic_hero/public/081019_hero_microspheres_0.jpg)
SRNL's Porous Walled Hollow Glass Microspheres (which are about half the width of a human hair in diameter) have a network of interconnected pores that enable them to be filled with, hold and release gases and other materials. | Image courtesy of SRNL
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