#ENERGY: "Hy-brid Supercap/Batteries to Obsolete Li-ion"

Vanderbilt University researchers have found a way to embed a hybrid super capacitor/battery into the case of mobile devices thereby eliminating the need for Li-ion batteries: R. Colin Johnson @NextGenLog

Traditional solid-state super-capacitors (left) are subject to delamination, but Vanderbilt's super-capacitor's (right) roughened interior maintains its structural integrity.

The nanometer scale features of the porous surface allow efficient charge storage while the porous material remains both electrically and mechanically connected to the bulk electrode visible at the bottom.

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