New Technology Offers to Store Electricity In “Power Paper”
Energy storage technology may seem as if it’s been stuck in the past, but researchers worldwide are working diligently to come up with new applications of existing technology, to extend battery life, and novel technologies in their own right.
One of the most exciting recent developments is the rechargeable energy-storing paper developed by researchers at Linkoping University, Sweden. They call it “power paper.” At a glance, the material doesn’t look like it carries much of a punch, but a small patch – 15 centimetres in diameter, can store as much energy as supercapacitors currently available on the market.
The material can be recharged hundreds of times without much degradation in storage capacity, and charging it is fast – each charge takes only a few seconds.
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