News tagged with supercapacitors

K-State researchers patent a new multipurpose gel material with wide commercial applications

A team of Kansas State University researchers has patented a new, more cost effective way to make a gel that can be used in fuel cells, water filtration systems, or perhaps as a net to capture fine cometary dust.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 25, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Nanotechnology sparks energy storage on paper and cloth

By dipping ordinary paper or fabric in a special ink infused with nanoparticles, Stanford engineer Yi Cui has found a way to cheaply and efficiently manufacture lightweight paper batteries and supercapacitors ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 21, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Conductive eTextiles: Researchers move from making batteries from paper to making batteries from cloth

(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford researchers have moved from making batteries from paper to making batteries from cloth. Your-T-shirt could become a lighted, moving display.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 05, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Nanotube defects equal better energy and storage systems

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people would like to be able to charge their cell phones and other personal electronics quickly and not too often. A recent discovery made by UC San Diego engineers could lead to carbon ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 2

Researchers customizing electric cars for cost-effective urban commuting

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have converted a 2001 Scion xB into an electric commuter vehicle that will serve as a test bed for a new community-based approach to electric vehicle design, ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (7) | comments 1

Scientists create large-area graphene on copper: Faster computers, electronics possible

The creation of large-area graphene using copper may enable the manufacture of new graphene-based devices that meet the scaling requirements of the semiconductor industry, leading to faster computers and electronics, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 1


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