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Nanotubes Extend Battery Life

Posted by michael on from the keeps-going-and-going dept.

nickynicky9doors writes: "University of North Carolina researchers have demonstrated they can extend battery life by replacing the usual graphite electrode in a common rechargeable battery with a nanotube. The TRN News article speaks to an increase in the amount of charge a battery can hold and so to an increase it's lifespan. Rolled-up sheets of carbon atoms, nanotubes ...'have twice the storage capacity [of] the graphite electrode...'. The timeline for production is put at 2 years."

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  1. Re:Heard of soot? It's a health threat by logophage · · Score: 2, Informative

    fortunately, the proposed battery doesn't superheat nanotubes and spew them out the end of an exhaust pipe. also, i find it unlikely the nanotubes would be in powder form; most likely there would be a bonding agent to ensure a constant surface area. can we say red herring?