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Watch: Paintable battery offers new opportunities
Researchers at Rice University have developed a paint-on lithium-ion battery that can be applied on almost any surface, using only a spray gun.
The rechargeable battery consists of spray-painted representing components in a traditional battery – two current collectors, a cathode, an anode and a polymer separator in the middle.
The paint can be applied to most surfaces - researchers tested the battery on ceramic bathroom tiles, flexible polymers, glass, stainless steel and even a beer stein.
Lead author Neelam Singh, a Rice graduate student, says the battery is easily charged with a solar cell and could be used with paintable solar cells in the future.
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