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The paper battery: light and efficient and great for EVs

A group of developers from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed an integrated paper material that is able to store and release electricity. The created sample was barely the size of a post stamp but was able to produce 2.3 V of electricity. The investigators' target is creating a ream so large it could power an electric car. How did they manage this? The battery contains carbon nanotubes, each about one millionth of a centimetre thick, which act as an electrode. The nanotubes are embedded in a sheet of paper soaked in ionic ... Read more →

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