Scientists have managed to take the inner bark from hemp plants, more of a waste product when hemp is used for clothing or building materials, and processed it into a material that is similar to graphene and can be made into a supercapacitor with similar performance – yet at a fraction of the cost. Pretty cool application for an impressive plant. Alta Supercaps is looking into small scale production. Read more at the BBC.
Using hemp to make supercapcitors
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