Can this tiny battery power a plane? // TRAIN BRAIN

Can this tiny battery power a plane?

Researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden say they have created the world’s strongest battery - so strong that it could even power an electric plane.
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The carbon fibre battery is as thin as a credit card and has the potential to be used on a commercial scale in the future.
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