Innovations in energy storage technology are vital for the effective use of renewable energy and the mass production of electric vehicles. Current energy storage technology, such as lithium-ion ...

When created at the nanoscale, materials can resemble shapes like stars, rods or even pyramids. These particle shapes, also ...

What if a material’s shape could change how it stores energy? Star-like nanostructures enable faster, surface-driven storage ...

Researchers at Jiangnan University in Wuxi, China, have demonstrated that a standard CO2 laser can convert vegetable-tanned ...

Just when you think you're happy with the advancements in batteries, hold on to your electrons as ultracapacitors — or supercapacitors, depending on your phrase preference — make everything that came ...

Star-shaped vanadium hydroxide nanoparticles show that changing a material's shape from sheets to stars shifts its energy ...

Stillage is being turned into electrodes in Kentucky, US. Kentucky’s bourbon whiskey boom leaves behind ...

Photo 1: The pullout shows a capacitor prototype with stratified 2D nanofillers embedded in the polymer matrix being tested in a University of Houston lab. In the quest for more efficient and ...

Energy storage ceramics represent a vital class of materials in modern electronic applications, underpinned by their ability to safely and efficiently store electrical energy. As dielectric capacitors ...

SplashValve utilizes capacitor charging and discharging to spread power demand, reducing peak current requirements and enabling smaller power supplies. It operates with a 90-degree bi-directional ...