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Oak Mushroom Waste Coating Made Batteries Last Longer

Oak Mushroom Waste Coating Made Batteries Last Longer

Oak mushroom

What they found

A carbon coating from oak mushroom waste helped lithium batteries keep about twice the energy after 100 uses.

A carbon coating from oak mushroom waste helped lithium batteries keep about twice the energy after 100 uses.

The number

about twice as much energy after 100 uses

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Materials/engineering

Materials/engineering

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

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Materials Letters

Materials Letters

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Battery Power

Battery Power

Scientists turned oak mushroom waste into a special carbon coating that made lithium batteries work better and last longer. The mushroom-based layer trapped harmful compounds that normally drain power, helping the battery keep about twice as much energy after 100 uses.

Scientists turned oak mushroom waste into a special carbon coating that made lithium batteries work better and last longer. The mushroom-based layer trapped harmful compounds that normally drain power, helping the battery keep about twice as much energy after 100 uses.

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