Supercapacitors poised to help boost vehicle fuel efficiency
Wednesday, February 4, 2015 - 13:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Unlike slow and steady batteries, supercapacitors gulp up energy rapidly and deliver it in fast, powerful jolts. A growing array of consumer products is benefiting from these energy-storage devices, reports Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society, with cars and trucks—and their drivers—poised to be major beneficiaries.