stackyFACTSWhile the world fights over rare earth minerals, researchers have successfully built energy storage devices from cellulose. By infusing specialized inks and carbon nanotubes into ordinary paper, they created flexible power sources. It means the future of electronics might involve literally tearing a page out of a notebook to charge your phone.
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