For decades researchers and technologists have regarded batteries and capacitors as two distinct energy storage devices — batteries, known for storing more energy but releasing it slowly; capacitors, ...

The garbage-gulping Mr. Fusion from “Back to the Future” was pure fiction, but the flux capacitor that powered Doc Brown’s flying DeLorean is real. NASA made it. The space agency licenses it. And ...

"Supercapacitors" take the energy-storing abilities of capacitors (which store electrical charge that can be quickly dumped to power devices) a step further, storing a far greater charge in a much ...

A research team at Washington University in St. Louis has developed a technology that can create a capacitor with 19 times higher energy density than commercially available capacitors. According to ...

AI is stressing the U.S. grid, forcing energy storage to diversify. Lithium supply chains and long-duration batteries are now ...

As we have seen in part I and part II of this series [1], there are no inherent wear-out mechanisms in ceramic capacitors. And yes, as covered in part II, the high dielectric Class 2 capacitors (X7R) ...

This structure was designed to act as a host for stearic acid, a common organic phase change material known for its high heat storage capacity but persistent leakage issues. The chitin-derived carbon ...