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 ...

Engineers designing power electronics find that capacitors are needed for several functions, from energy storage to filters and decoupling. Different capacitor types are available, that at first sight ...

Supercapacitors are a special type of electrochemical energy storage device noted for their ability to deliver sudden bursts ...

Capacitors are tiny components that store and release electrical energy in a split second. This video explains how they work, ...

It is possible to combine the high-energy density of batteries with the high-power output of super capacitors in a single system, thanks to liquid energy storage materials, report scientists.

Every year, the Dutch physics community gets together to celebrate the year in physics. These are some highlights from the meeting. Since it is a meeting, it is not possible to link to published work ...

The silicon-based computer chips that power our modern devices require vast amounts of energy to operate. Despite ever-improving computing efficiency, information technology is projected to consume ...

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 ...

In electrical circuits that drive lasers, run cardiac implants, or convert between alternating and direct current, components called capacitors produce large, fast pulses of energy. A new composite ...

How do those defibrillators you see on TV actually work? Surprise! Physics can explain! So, how do those defibrillators you see on TV actually work? Surprise! Physics can explain! Okay buckle up, ...