Collaborate Disseminate
Battery technology is the talk of the town right now, as it’s the main bottleneck holding up progress on many facets of renewable energy. There are other technologies available for energy storage, though, and while they might seem like drop-in replacements for batteries they can have some peculiar behaviors. Supercapacitors, …read more
Supercapacitors have the potential to pave the way for electric vehicles that charge in minutes rather than hours, overcoming one of the barriers to widespread adoption and being good for drivers and the environment. In a step towards such a reality, s… Continue reading Plant-based supercapacitor keeps costs low and energy storage high
They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. If we were going to imitate one of master circuit sculptor Mohite Bhoite’s creations, we’d probably pick the little blinky solar satellite as a jumping off point just like [richardsappia] did. It’s cute, it’s functional, and it involves solar power …read more
What if building an emergency battery were as easy as painting conductive plastic onto bricks, stacking them, and charging them up? Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have done just that — they’ve created supercapacitors by modifying regular old red bricks from various big-box hardware stores.
The bricks are …read more
Supercapacitors hold incredible potential when it comes to energy storage, with an ability to charge and discharge almost instantly being one of their major selling points. Were key components for these next-generation devices to come from sustainable … Continue reading Upcycling technique turns plastic bottles into supercapacitor material
Boring old bricks might not seem like something that can really be made high-tech, but researchers keep proving us wrong. Now, a team has found a way to turn bricks into energy storage devices, using them to power a green LED in a proof of concept stud… Continue reading Smart bricks store energy in the walls themselves
You might think the smell of an electrolytic capacitor boiling out is bad, but if scientists from the University of Sydney have their way, that might be nothing. They’ve devised an ultracapacitor — that uses biomass from the stinky durian fruit along with jackfruit. We assume the capacitors don’t stink …read more
Continue reading Ultracapacitors Might Have Bad Fruity Smell
Lamborghini is a funny sort of supercar manufacturer. It’s not heavily into racing – certainly not compared to Ferrari. It hasn’t been all that interested in the top speed battles we’ve seen Koenigsegg, Bugatti, Hennessey and McLaren get involved with…. Continue reading Lamborghini lifts the lid on a supercapacitor-enhanced Sian Roadster
We’ve seen flexible supercapacitor designs before, but how about one that’s stretchable? A new discovery by researchers at Duke University and Michigan State University could lead to an excellent stretchable power source for wearable electronics.Contin… Continue reading Stretchable supercapacitors pave the way for super-flexy power sources
Kurt.energy is promoting a new line of hybrid supercapacitors. By itself, that wouldn’t be very newsworthy, but the company claims these graphene-based supercapacitors merge the best features of both supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries. Based on technology from a company called Shenzhen Toomen New Energy, the capacitors are optimized for either …read more