MIT Engineers Develop Groundbreaking Concrete Supercapacitor

MIT engineers have created a supercapacitor from just cement, water, and carbon black. The supercapacitor is made of ancient, abundant materials, that can store large amounts of energy. The device could form the basis for inexpensive systems that store intermittently renewable energy, such as solar or wind energy. According to a new study two of humanity’s most ubiquitous historical materials, cement and carbon black (which resembles very fine charcoal), may form the basis for a novel, low-cost energy storage system. The technology could…