Power Plants: Could a Rechargeable Battery Be Made from Paper and Pulp By-Products?
Thursday, March 22, 2012 - 13:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Despite decades of predictions that a fully electronic, paperless society is almost upon us, we still live in a world populated with printed documents. This insatiable demand for plant cellulose –based writing and packaging materials may end up having a silver lining: a component for a new type of low-cost, Earth-friendly rechargeable battery . [More]
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