You really can catch lightning in a bottle
MAY 06, 2009
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.023314
ScienceNow : Here’s something that sounds preposterous but as it turns out, it’s actually true. Take a very thinly drawn piece of industrial glass, and you can use it to store and release a surprising amount of electricity, a group of materials scientists has found. When sandwiched between two metal plates as part of a device called a capacitor, the glass slivers could provide large bursts of energy for devices such as heart defibrillators, and they could even help power the next generation of electric vehicles.
© 2009 American Institute of Physics
