An 18-year-old Singaporean student has figured out a way to use carbonised Chinese eggplant to make batteries.
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Shannon Lee doesn’t like to eat eggplant, but she's found a better way to use it.
The Singaporean student recently won one of the Young Scientists Award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her eggplant-based catalyst that can be used to recharge batteries.
Although more research still needs to be conducted, her discovery could be “an ideal replacement for lithium-ion batteries that are widely used in electric cars and various other high-consuming energy devices,” wrote Kane Cunico at Contented.
In this video, Lee explains her project: