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Super Capacitors = Batteries?

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 11:40 pm
by MSimon
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http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=14767.php

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I have my doubts about w-hrs/kg.

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 12:50 am
by Heath_h49008
I know the MIT patents showed real promise for energy density... of course they also arranged the nanotubes like hairs on the surface of a very small sample and extrapolated the implications.

If the Graphine layers can be separated just enough to allow the electrons to populate the boundary, instead of "Seeing" a block of carbon, it would seem to make sense.

Posted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 2:45 pm
by ladajo
I saw an article yesterday talking about using car body panels as batteries along the idea of a Capacitor. If this is the same tech, I apoligise, I have not read the link yet. Apprently they are going to try the spare tire pan in the boot first.
My curiousity has me wondering if/when they progress to body panels, what will happen when it is fully charged and you have a fender bender?
Hmmm.
I seem to remember somebody using solar panels and cpacitors to run RC Cars as well.

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/scienc ... index.html

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http://edition.cnn.com/2007/TECH/scienc ... r.battery/