[Moltke]

The point here isn't the electolyte.

Yeah, and that is exactly the point these idiots miss in their very first sentence, which I quoted and which you somehow forget to remember in your reply.

To...ahem..recap: The idiots equate in the first sentence electrochemical capacitors with the new 'super capacitors', wholly oblivious to the fact that most all caps are in fact electrochemical caps. Just how hard is that to understand???!!! You see, these idiots don't have even a basic grasp of simple first principles. q.e.d.

[Wonder Warthog]

Since the LAST sentence of the first paragraph says the following:

"This requires new electrodes that not only maintain high conductivity but also provide higher and more accessible surface area than conventional ECs that use activated carbon electrodes."

I think your "outrage" is less than justified.

And I expect no better from journalists (even science journalists).