Nanotubes May Give the World Better Batteries

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(Funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the National Institutes of Health)

Scientists have discovered that coating a lithium metal foil with a multi-walled carbon nanotube film could be key in building a longer-lasting battery. The researchers used the nanotube films to halt the growth of dendrites on a battery's unprotected lithium metal anodes.