Materials scientist Vilas Pol has figured out a way to safely melt old plastic bags. He has also discovered that he can use the resulting carbon nanotubes in various types of batteries. Will his idea be the next big innovation?
Turning Old Plastic Bags into Batteries
Materials scientist Vilas Pol has figured out a way to safely melt plastic bags and discovered he can use the resulting carbon nanotubes in various battery types.
Aug 31, 2011
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