A line of small-footprint (17.5 x 17.5-mm), low-profile (1.9 to 5.3-mm) supercapacitors offers voltage from 2.1 to 12 V, ESR down to 150 mW, and capacitance from 7 to 40 mF. Leakage current is from 4 ...

Increased demand for super tiny electronic sensors coming from healthcare, environmental services and the Internet of Things is prompting a search for equally tiny ways to power these sensors. A ...

A group of engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has used two ancient materials, cement and carbon black, to create a new energy storage system. The innovative technology, ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Two of humanity's most ubiquitous historical materials, cement and carbon black (which resembles very fine charcoal), may form the basis for a novel, low-cost energy storage system ...

MIT engineers have combined cement, water, and carbon black to create a supercapacitor, capable of storing large amounts of electrical energy, which could be incorporated into concrete foundations or ...

Researchers at Drexel University are one step closer to making wearable textile technology a reality. Recently published in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Journal of Material’s Chemistry A, ...

Modern life relies on electricity and electrical devices, from cars and buses to phones and laptops, to the electrical systems in homes. Behind many of these devices is a type of energy storage device ...

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How researchers built a supercapacitor from concrete and carbon black. Detailed theory and analysis, and the performance they achieved. The possible implications of this energy-storage component. The ...

(Nanowerk News) Two of humanity's most ubiquitous historical materials, cement and carbon black (which resembles very fine charcoal), may form the basis for a novel, low-cost energy storage system, ...