A breakthrough of monitoring energy storage at work using optical fibers
A fiber optic sensing system developed by researchers in China and Canada can peer inside supercapacitors and batteries to observe their state of charge.
A fiber optic sensing system developed by researchers in China and Canada can peer inside supercapacitors and batteries to observe their state of charge.
Optics & Photonics
Jul 31, 2018
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A new form of solar-powered supercapacitor could help make future wearable technologies lighter and more energy-efficient, scientists say.
Nanophysics
Jul 18, 2018
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A lightweight, compact and efficient supercapacitor printed on a flexible plastic sheet has been developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).
Engineering
Jul 9, 2018
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A newly discovered supercapacitor has the highest energy density of any comparable system as demonstrated by a team of Molecular Foundry users and staff. These ultracapacitors can be charged and discharged repeatedly. The ...
Materials Science
Jun 20, 2018
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Carbon aerogels are ultralight, conductive materials, which are extensively investigated for applications in supercapacitor electrodes in electrical cars and cell phones. Chinese scientists have now found a way to make these ...
Materials Science
May 24, 2018
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If scientists are ever going to deliver on the promise of implantable artificial organs or clothing that dries itself, they'll first need to solve the problem of inflexible batteries that run out of juice too quickly. They're ...
Polymers
Mar 20, 2018
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Mechanical engineers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science and four other institutions have designed a super-efficient and long-lasting electrode for supercapacitors. The device's design was ...
Energy & Green Tech
Feb 26, 2018
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Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, have created a customizable, fabric-like power source that can be cut, folded or stretched without losing its function.
Materials Science
Jan 31, 2018
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Currently, research in the domain of flexible and stretchable supercapacitors is focused on adjusting electrodes, as they have the most significant effect on performance. However, the separator materials for such applications ...
Nanomaterials
Dec 27, 2017
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The ability to charge cellphones in seconds is one step closer after researchers at the University of Waterloo used nanotechnology to significantly improve energy-storage devices known as supercapacitors.
Nanophysics
Oct 25, 2017
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