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Published online 17 February 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040216-5
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Plastic heralds next-generation batteries
Arrays of tiny carbon rods may build tomorrow's lithium cells.
A method for growing forests of miniature carbon pillars could lead to a new generation of lithium batteries, which could power everything from mobile phones to laptop computers.
Normal mobile-phone batteries generate current when lithium ions flow between two terminals.
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