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Once-Hot Material Graphene Could Be Next Battery Breakthrough
- Futuristic material is super strong, light and conductive
- After patent, research falloff, graphene may stage comeback
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The next big thing for batteries may have fizzled out years ago.
Remember graphene? The advanced material -- made up of a lattice of carbon atoms -- may be poised for a comeback, albeit a quiet one, Bloomberg New Energy Finance analyst Julia Attwood said in a presentation at the BNEF Future of Energy Summit on Tuesday. Researchers are studying ways to use graphene in batteries, and the material has the potential to significantly boost performance in a much-needed technology.