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Graphene 3D Lab showing prototype 3D printed battery; potential for structural batteries

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The company says that its 3D printed graphene battery potentially could outperform a conventional battery because the shape, size and specifications can be freely adjusted to fit the particular design of a device. Earlier post.).

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Swedish researchers explore use of carbon fiber as active electrode in structural battery for electric vehicles

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Researchers in Sweden are exploring the use of carbon fiber as an active electrode in a multifunctional structural Li-ion battery in an electric car; i.e., electrical storage is incorporated into the body of the car. Woven carbon fiber can act as an electrode for lithium ion batteries.

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European Researchers Developing Multifunctional Structural Composite Material That Can Double as Energy Storage

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These systems were deliberately designed, the researchers wrote, so that material elements participating in power or energy processes are also carrying significant structural loads, a necessary condition for achieving mass savings through multifunctional design. South, Robert H. Carter, James F. Snyder, Corydon D. Hilton, Daniel J.