Graphene supercapacitors are moving from lab curiosity to serious contender for the next wave of electric vehicle energy storage. By pairing the near-instant charging of capacitors with the high ...

Consider an electric vehicle that takes only a few seconds to recharge while braking and then using that energy to power up the vehicle until the next stop. Imagine a lightweight smartphone that, ...

Graphene has been very hot in scientific circles since it was first produced in 2004. This one-atom thick layer of carbon has been found to have such remarkable properties that its discoverers were ...

Materials engineers at Monash University in Australia have devised a method of producing graphene supercapacitors that have the same energy density as the lead-acid battery under your car's hood. Not ...

A depiction of the material used by the research team. The insert shows actual images of the team’s material while the background shows the structure of graphene. Suprem Das Imagine recharging your ...

The utility of supercapacitors lies within their capability of delivering and receiving high currents, making them effective for applications that require frequent energy storage and energy release.