Nanotube Fields (IMAGE)

Duke University

Nanotube Fields

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These forest-like rows of carbon nanotubes were created on an elastomer substrate that was pre-stretched in one direction and then allowed to contract. This process creates stretchable supercapacitors that hold more charge in less space and remain functional even when stretched to eight times their original size.

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Changyong Cao, Michigan State University

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