Carbon tubes made from wild mushrooms found on the Mumbai University’s Kalina campus have gained international attention. A faculty member and a student at the National Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Mumbai (NCNNUM), in collaboration with researchers from other institutes, have developed this new type of carbon tube for batteries that they claim is high-performance, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly, and simple to manufacture.

The team of researchers includes Dr Pravin Walke, assistant professor at the NCNNUM, Shobhnath Gupta, a PhD student from NCNNUM,  along with Dr Dattatray Late of the Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Amity University, Mumbai; Prof. Quinn Qiao from Syracuse University, New York; A R Shakeelur Raheman from the Department of Applied Sciences, Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal`s Institute of Technology, Dhule and Ashim Gurung from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Center for Advanced Photovoltaics, South Dakota State University, Brookings.