It is composed of what sounds like a bizarre mixture: fly-ash, a fine-grained waste product from coal-fired power stations; carbon nanotubes, cylindrical molecules made of elemental carbon; and two binding agents, sodium silicate and sodium hydroxide.

煤灰，火力发电厂排放的细颗粒废弃物；碳纳米管，即柱状的碳分子；还有两种黏合剂：硅酸钠和氢氧化钠。