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title: Batteries Made From Glass Store Four Times More Energy — HIGH T3CH
url: https://hight3ch.com/batteries-made-from-glass-store-four-times-more-energy/
date: 2017-04-26
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# Batteries Made From Glass Store Four Times More Energy

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering are using waste glass bottles and a low-cost chemical process to create nanosilicon anodes for lithium-ion batteries that will extend the battery life of electric vehicles and personal electronics.