Liberating Devices From Their Power Cords

A new type of supercapacitor that can hold a charge when it takes a lickin' has been developed by engineers at Vanderbilt University. It is the first "multi-functional" energy storage device that can operate while subject to realistic static and dynamic loads - advancing the day when everything from cell phones to electric vehicles will no longer need separate batteries.

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