1. Nanotech powers up paper battery.
- Author
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Ehrenberg, Rachel
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MATERIALS science , *PAPER , *STORAGE batteries , *SUPERCAPACITORS , *NANOSTRUCTURED materials ,DESIGN & construction - Abstract
The article discusses a report published online in the December 7, 2009 issue of the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences," regarding the construction by scientists of batteries and supercapacitors using office paper and some carbon and silver nanomaterials. Topics include the importance of power storage in solving energy problems, the properties that make paper a tangible material, and brief details on how researcher built the batteries.
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- 2010