A decade ago, the average monthly electric bill in the U.S. was $78.24, it’s now $107.28. Energy bills have risen by 37% in the last three years – due to the increased number of household appliances and electronic devices. Check out for more in infographic below:

Stanford scientists are harnessing nanotechnology to quickly produce ultra-lightweight, bendable batteries and supercapacitors in the form of everyday paper. Simply coating a sheet of paper with ink made of single-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) and silver nanowire films makes a highly conductive storage device, said Yi Cui, assistant professor of materials science and engineering at Stanford University.