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Scientists Discover an Amazing Practical Use For Peanut Shell Waste (www.sciencealert.com)
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[-] asiago@anarchist.nexus 65 points 6 days ago

"What we have shown in this work is that basic peanut shells can be turned into high-quality graphene, using much lower energy than is currently required and therefore at a lower cost. We also do not need to use any chemicals, so there is an added environmental benefit."

[-] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 17 points 6 days ago

My hero!

[-] onlinepersona@programming.dev 7 points 6 days ago

Foo fighters start playing

[-] iByteABit@lemmy.ml 12 points 6 days ago

Nut powered computers

[-] funkajunk@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago

Currently computers power my nut

[-] iByteABit@lemmy.ml 9 points 6 days ago

Infinite energy hack

[-] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago

Made me laugh out loud

[-] Leeks@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

George Washington Carver would be proud.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

can the experts tell me why this won't lead to cheap mass produced graphene this time?

this post was submitted on 31 Mar 2026
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