[MarinTeams] The end of the battery: British invent material that looks like plastic but can store electricity

[Bill Smith]

'We’re at the first stage of this project and there is a long way to go, but we think our composite material shows real promise.'

The material is not a conventional battery, but a supercapacitor - similar to the conductors found in electrical circuits which store and release electricity.

It is created from two thin layers of carbon "nanotubes" weaved into a fabric and sandwiched around a sheet of insulating glass fiber.

The layers are coated with a resin that can carry an electric charge.


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