| In a paper published in the Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, a research team at the Brunel University in England said they have created a soft, supercapacitor wristband with a basic open-source printer that represents For the first time, a ductile ultracapacitor wristband is made in a single continuous process, and the current method of making tough supercapacitors usually relies on expensive 3D laser-selective melting equipment and uses different equipment to print different parts.  The printers used by the Brunel University team in their research were connected via USB to a jet drive with three out of four nozzles on the jetting device stacking a paste of silicone, gel and gel electrolyte To create a product resembling a holiday wristband, the process said the process was easily reproducible and 3D printing using extrusion technology could be used to develop more sophisticated electronic devices. Milad Areir, a researcher at Brunel University, added: 'This technology gives us revolutionary new ways of designing ultra-efficient and wearable electrical energy that can be used in cell phones, electric vehicles and medical implants If your phone's battery runs out of power, you can plug your phone into a supercap, which acts like a first aid kit that gives you enough power to support you to the next charge point. |
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