By coating the carbon anode of a LiIon battery with a tangle of these submicroscopic silicon nanowires a battery can store more lithium withoutcracking or degrading after hundreds of charge cycles.
The cosmetics used in embalming have higher levels of pigment and silicone, he explained, so that when the body is moved in and out of cold storage the cosmetics will expand and contract with the tissue beneath withoutcracking.