Researchers and scientists from the prestigious Stanford University are conducting tests and experiments on a new type of battery and superconductors that will be made from nanotechnology. These all new power devices will be available in the form of day to day paper.

The procedure of converting the paper into a superconductor involves the sheet of paper to be coated with a new kind of ink, made entirely of nanotubes and silver nanowires, that will in turn change the paper into a highly conductive storage device. According to Yi Cui (Asst. Prof. Materials science and Engineering),

“Society really needs a low-cost, high-performance energy storage device, such as batteries and simple supercapacitors. These nanomaterials are special. They’re a one-dimensional structure with very small diameters.”

The immensely reduced diameter of the paper, allows the nano material made ink to stick to the paper and due to the fibrous nature of the paper, the batteries and superconductors made from this material are believed to be highly durable, providing about 40,000 charge-discharge cycles per supercapacitor as compared to a conventional lithium ion battery.

Previously, Cui had designed and developed storage devices made from plastic using the nano materials but eventually decided to go for the paper powered batteries as the nano carbon induced ink sticks to paper more aggressively than on plastic.

Via Nanite News.