[Wonder Warthog]

"Real science" supercapacitors. Selected paragraphs..full article has more.

[muawiyah]

Yes, yes, yes ~ we need more of this stuff ~ then rather than your laptop just catching fire, it'll go out in a blaze of thermonuclear fury, as will your digital wrist watch (powered by the flexing of your wrist) ~ totally unanticipated by High Energy Physicists!

Wasn't it Toshiba that had their batteries with the iron hydride anodes just kind of slagging out?

Their name comes up in our LANR articles ~ must be something they really want to know about.

[buridan]

“but can be . . . discharged a hundred to a thousand times faster”

If one shorts out in your mobile device, it might let the smoke out.

[rstark56]

this is the reincarnation of PCBs lol

[pingman]

Northern Graphite Corp. (NGC-TSV) is one of a very few graphite mining companies in North America, and is partnering with industry on graphene (1 molecule thick graphite) research. Pay close attention to the word in your various RSS feeds; its potential is hugh, series and very real.

[alrea]

It looks like graphene will be the next big thing and that commercially viable applications are going to happen in the next decade. Thanks for posting this.

[Moonman62]

"Our study demonstrates that our new graphene-based supercapacitors store as much charge as conventional batteries, but can be charged and discharged a hundred to a thousand times faster," said Richard B. Kaner, professor of chemistry & materials science and engineering.

Supercapacitors are a lot of fun when they discharge thousands of times faster than a conventional battery.

[Moltke]

Electrochemical capacitors (ECs), also known as supercapacitors or ultracapacitors,

Uh, what practical capacitors for the last 90+ years have not been electrochemical in nature (the paper-in-oil capacitor has been around since the 1920s)? I swear, these ScienceDaily writers prove themselves the dumbest bunch of apes on the planet, again and again. Does your garden variety cap contain an electrolyte? Well, there you go!