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<h1>Micro-Supercapacitors</h1>
<p>Failed batteries are a problem that plague both cell-phones and Amateur Radio satellites but Micro-Supercapacitors may provide a solution.</p>
<p>ScienceDaily reports that Berkeley Lab scientist John Chmiola believes he has found a solution in electrochemical capacitors, which are commonly referred to as "supercapacitors" because of their higher energy storage densities than conventional dielectric capacitors and higher abuse tolerance than batteries.</p>
<p>In a paper published in the April 23, 2010 issue of the journal Science, titled "Monolithic Carbide-Derived Carbon Films for Micro-Supercapacitors," Chmiola and Yury Gogotsi of Drexel University, along with other co-authors, describe a unique new technique for integrating high performance micro-sized supercapacitors into a variety of portable electronic devices through common microfabrication techniques.</p>
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<p>Read the full ScienceDaily article<br>'Is There a Micro-Supercapacitor in Your Future?' at<br><a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100426092805.htm" target="_blank">http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100426092805.htm</a></p>
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<p><font size="1">Thanks to <strong>George Boorer ZL3PN</strong> for spotting this item.</font></p>