Smoltek says it has created the world's thinnest capacitor
23 March, 2021Smoltek has developed what it claims is the world's thinnest capacitor, demonstrating a prototype of a CNF-MIM capacitor with a total height of just under 40 µm.
Hybrid supercapacitor provides the best of both worlds
03 February, 2021Researchers develop a hybrid supercapacitor that has a capacitor-type titanium carbide-based negative electrode and a battery-type graphene-hybrid positive electrode.
Micro-supercapacitors created from graphene ink
15 October, 2020Researchers have found a way to fabricate tiny energy storage devices that can effectively power flexible and wearable skin sensors along with other electronic devices.
Cornell Dubilier Electronics ultralow-profile aluminium electrolytic capacitors
20 April, 2020CDE (Cornell Dubilier Electronics) has introduced ultralow-profile electrolytic capacitors as thin as 1 mm with capacitance up to 20,000 uF (9 VDC @ 85°C or 6.3 VDC @ 125°C).
'Spin capacitor' could enable energy-efficient electronics
20 April, 2020A recent breakthrough could result in a new generation of energy-efficient electronics, expected to require less power and generate less heat.
Supercapacitors made of the world's smelliest fruit
12 March, 2020Researchers have found a way to use jackfruit and durian — the latter considered the world's smelliest fruit — to create energy stores for rapid electricity charging.
Energy storage improved in dielectric capacitors
05 November, 2019Researchers from Queen Mary University of London, seeking to solve a sustainable energy storage problem, have found inspiration in the most unlikely of places: the humble croissant.
Eaton XLR-51 supercapacitor module for rugged applications
11 September, 2019The XLR-51 supercapacitor module, from Eaton, extends the XLR module family to 51.3 V and 188 F. It is suitable for rugged applications in harsh environments, such as transportation, marine, grid storage and material handling.
One chip, many functions
07 August, 2019Saudi Arabian researchers have managed to combine sensing, energy-harvesting, current-rectifying and energy-storage functions into a single microchip.
Two additives are better than one in Li-ion capacitors
17 June, 2019Seeking a low-cost, simple and efficient way to incorporate lithium into capacitors for electrical energy storage, researchers have proposed using two additives instead of one.
New material developed for high-voltage supercapacitors
26 February, 2019Researchers have developed a new supercapacitor material that exhibits extraordinarily high stability under conditions of high voltage and high temperature.
Solar supercapacitors for flexible and wearable electronics
18 February, 2019Engineers have used layers of graphene and polyurethane to create a flexible supercapacitor that can generate power from the sun and store excess energy for later use.
Maxwell Technologies BCAP3400 P300 K04 ultracapacitor cell
07 February, 2019The BCAP3400 P300 K04 ultracapacitor cell, from Maxwell Technologies, is a 3 V, 3400F cell that has been designed as a high-energy, high-power workhorse.
Solar supercapacitors could power wearable sensors
30 July, 2018A promising new type of graphene supercapacitor could be used in the next generation of wearable health sensors.
Ultrathin capacitive sensor has low resistance to motion
23 July, 2018The thin and flexible sensor can move with the airflow made by even the softest noises and addresses issues with accelerometers, microphones and similar sensors.
