Brown engineers build a better battery -- with plastic

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A prototype of a new hybrid battery created at Brown University that combines elements of a standard battery and a capacitor. Credit: John AbromowskiBrown University
A prototype of a new hybrid battery, created at Brown University, that combines elements of a standard battery and a capacitor. Credit: John Abromowski/Brown University

Brown University engineers have created a new battery that uses plastic, not metal, to conduct electrical current. The hybrid device marries the power of a capacitor with the storage capacity of a battery. A description of the prototype is published in Advanced Materials.


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