Apr
5
New Graphene Electrode For Supercapacitors
April 5, 2017 | Leave a Comment
Australia’s RMIT University researchers, inspired by the western Swordfern, have invented a new groundbreaking type of supercapacitor electrode. The prototype could be the answer to the storage challenge holding back renewable energy solutions. The new type of electrode could boost the capacity of existing storage technologies by 3000 percent, say researchers. The graphene-based prototype also […]
Oct
18
New Supercapacitor Made Without Carbon
October 18, 2016 | Leave a Comment
MIT researchers have for the first time developed a supercapacitor that uses no conductive carbon at all. The new supercapacitors could potentially produce more power than existing versions of this technology. Energy storage devices called supercapacitors have become a hot area of research, in part because they can be charged rapidly and deliver intense bursts […]
Apr
21
UCLA Offers a Hybrid Battery Supercapacitor
April 21, 2015 | 2 Comments
Researchers at UCLA’s California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) have successfully combined two nanomaterials to create a new energy storage medium that combines the best qualities of batteries and supercapacitors. The new hybrid supercapacitor stores large amounts of energy, recharges quickly and can last for more than 10,000 recharge cycles. In one design at just one-fifth the […]
Nov
5
Thin Film of Molybdenum Disulfide Catalyses Hydrogen
November 5, 2014 | Leave a Comment
James Tour’s lab at Rice University has turned molybdenum disulfide’s two-dimensional form into a nanoporous film that can catalyze the production of hydrogen. The Rice University scientists also report the molybdenum disulfide film can be used for electrical energy storage in a capacitor. The versatile molybdenum disulfide compound classified as a dichalcogenide is inert along […]
May
21
A Whole New Take On Electrical Energy Storage
May 21, 2014 | 1 Comment
Vanderbilt University researchers are imagining a future in which our electrical gadgets are no longer limited by plugs and external power sources. The intriguing prospect is one of the reasons for the current interest in building the capacity to store electrical energy directly into a wide range of products, such as a laptop computer casing […]
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