05 September 2017
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Phoenix tree leaves make particularly could carbon powder for supercapacitors | Credit: Rhea Lee
Rather than burning dead leaves, scientists suggest they can be used to make supercapacitors to rival even those made from wonder material graphene
Scientists in China and the US claim to have found a valuable use for the thousands of dead leaves that litter the roadsides of China each autumn. Instead of burning them, which is the traditional solution...
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