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Scientists use mushrooms for new batteries to power cell phones, electric vehicles




Scientists enhanced a type of mushroom to create new efficient batteries that could increase the power run-time of cell phones and electric vehicles rather than to decrease after many uses. Developers consider the mushroom-type portabellas have lower economic and environmental cost than the conventional battery materials.
The inexpensive, sustainable mushrooms are expected to improve the production of batteries for the projected growth of demand on electric vehicles and electronics. Scientists aim to use the portabella mushrooms to replace the current industry standard material, synthetic graphite, for batteries.
Engineers from the University of California Riverside said that the mushrooms will be an effective alternative due to its high porosity. Highly porous materials have a lot of small spaces for liquid or air to pass through, allowing batteries to have greater space for the storage and transfer of energy.

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