Styrofoam touches electrodes to create incredibly fast-charging wonderbatteries

Elon Musk's heart may have already given up on the humble battery, lusting after capacitors, but researchers at the University of Illinois have think there's life in the 'ol cells yet, creating batteries that charge and discharge in seconds. They've found a way to create electrodes using polystyrene beads as a sort of substrate, tiny spheres helping to set the porosity of either the nickel-metal hydride or lithium-manganese capacitor material.

Styrofoam touches electrodes to create incredibly fast-charging wonderbatteries