Micro-supercapacitors are a promising alternative to micro-batteries because of their high power and long lifetime. They have been in development for about a decade but until now they have s... Read more
The Department of Applied Physics of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed a simple approach to synthesize novel environmentally-friendly manganese dioxide (MnO2) ink by... Read more
Yarns of niobium nanowire can make supercapacitors to provide a surge of energy when it’s needed Wearable electronic devices for health and fitness monitoring are a rapidly growing area of c... Read more
It is capable of holding more than twice as much charge as a typical thin-film lithium battery. Charge storage device created at California NanoSystems Institute is vast improvement over exi... Read more
Rice University researchers test flexible, three-dimensional supercapacitors Rice University scientists advanced their recent development of laser-induced graphene (LIG) by producing and tes... Read more
The next breakthrough in grid capacity may not be battery storage. Ultracapacitors are faster, discharging in fractions of a second rather than seconds, perform over broader temperature rang... Read more
A car powered by its own body panels could soon be driving on our roads after a breakthrough in nanotechnology research by a QUT team. Researchers have developed lightweight “supercapa... Read more
As hemp makes a comeback in the U.S. after a decades-long ban on its cultivation, scientists are reporting that fibers from the plant can pack as much energy and power as graphene, long-tout... Read more
Innovative nano-material based supercapacitors are set to bring electric vehicle mass market appeal a good step closer to the lukewarm public interest in Germany. This movement is currently... Read more
Researchers develop novel supercapacitor architecture that provides two times more energy and power compared to supercapacitors commercially available today Researchers at the University of... Read more
Imagine a future in which our electrical gadgets are no longer limited by plugs and external power sources. This intriguing prospect is one of the reasons for the current interest in buildin... Read more
Could be woven into clothes to power wearable medical, communications devices Scientists have taken a large step toward making a fiber-like energy storage device that can be woven into cloth... Read more
Rice University lab creates thin-film battery for portable, wearable electronics A Rice University laboratory has flexible, portable and wearable electronics in its sights with the creation... Read more
Future devices based on technology could bridge gap between batteries and conventional capacitors in portable electronics and hybrid electric vehicles By combining the powers of two single-a... Read more
Based on a fundamental chemical discovery by scientists at Oregon State University, it appears that trees may soon play a major role in making high-tech energy storage devices. OSU chemists... Read more
