Researchers believe they’ve discovered a new material structure that can improve the energy storage of capacitors. The structure allows for storage while improving the efficiency of ultrafast charging ...

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 ...

Encapsulation technique exploits high-dielectric barium titanate to construct ceramic/polymeric caps A novel encapsulation technique will enable the coveted high-dielectric properties of barium ...

What if a material’s shape could change how it stores energy? Star-like nanostructures enable faster, surface-driven storage ...

This video explains what capacitors are and how they function as energy-storing components in electronic systems. Capacitors temporarily hold electrical energy and help manage voltage and signal flow ...

As electronics demand higher energy density, one component has proved challenging to shrink: the capacitor. Making a smaller capacitor usually requires thinning the dielectric layer or electrode ...

A new class of film capacitors constructed with ferroelectric polymers being developed by a team of materials scientists at Penn State University promise quicker power delivery from a lighter package ...

A research group has used nanosheet technology to develop a dielectric capacitor for advanced electronic and electrical power systems. Innovations in energy storage technology are vital for the ...

North Carolina State University physicists have recently deduced a way to improve high-energy-density capacitors so that they can store up to seven times as much energy per unit volume than the common ...

Find a downloadable version of this story in pdf format at the end of the story. HYBRID CAPACITORS, developed by Ioxus, are similar to lithium-ion batteries, but they retain a far superior cycle life ...