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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. Yeah, Well Pringles Tubes Extend Wireless Networks by Cy+Guy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Per this BBC story 'war drivers' are using Pringle potato crisp(chip) tubes as directional antenna boosters to more easily spot open wireless access points.

    this page actually does a head to head test of Pringles tubes, coffee cans, and soup cans. The site also provides instruction on how to build your very own "Cantenna".

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