NSF awards UIC $1.44M to discover new 2D materials for better batteries

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By mmillikinSep 29, 2017, 7:45 am148 pts
The University of Illinois at Chicago has received a $1.44-million National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to discover new 2D materials that can be used to manufacture better and cheaper batteries. Two-dimensional materials, of which graphene is the most common, are extremely strong, lightweight, flexible, and…

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