Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) Test for Small Sats
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- On August 7, 2024
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Thermal Vacuum testing is intended to reproduce the thermal and pressure environment that a smallsat experiences when orbiting.
Researchers Achieved Record High Energy Density on-chip Capacitors
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- On August 5, 2024
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Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and UC Berkeley have created micro-capacitors with record-breaking energy and power densities using hafnium and zirconium oxide thin films. These capacitors achieve nine times higher energy density and 170 times higher power density than current technologies, enabling more efficient on-chip energy storage for advanced electronics. This breakthrough could revolutionize miniaturized devices like IoT sensors and AI processors.
Negative Capacitance in Action
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- On August 5, 2024
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For the first time, researchers have imaged negative capacitance at the microscopic level, revealing how it could enhance energy efficiency in electronics. Led by UC Berkeley, the study published in Nature shows that negative capacitance, where voltage and charge change oppositely, can improve voltage and reduce power needs. This breakthrough, confirmed through advanced imaging and modeling, could significantly impact transistors, batteries, and other electronic devices.
Negative Capacitor Enable Higher Voltage Systems
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- On August 5, 2024
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Researchers at DOE's Argonne National Laboratory have created a permanent static negative capacitor, a concept once thought impossible. This new device, detailed in Communications Physics, operates steadily and reversibly, improving energy efficiency by enhancing local voltage in circuits. Using ferroelectric materials, the negative capacitor works in tandem with a positive capacitor to optimize power use. The research was supported by the DOE and HORIZON 2020.
Comparative Evaluation of Wet Testing and Mechanical Testing for Quality Control of Tantalum Powder in Capacitor Production
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- On July 31, 2024
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Since production conditions are determined by the consumer, powder evaluation based on the benchmark stress-strain curve remains an important method for the early detection of potential problems.
Researchers Demonstrated High Energy Storage, High Strength Multilayer Ferroelectric Dielectric Material
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- On July 31, 2024
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The researchers deduced design optimisation rules for the combination of materials they used. “These rules are expected also to be useful for optimizing other multilayer systems and are therefore very relevant for further increasing the energy storage density of capacitors”, they write in their publication. This paves the way for even better capacitors.
Researchers Developed Flexible 2D Nanofiller Based Polymer Dielectric for High Energy Capacitors
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- On July 30, 2024
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Dielectric capacitors are critical components in electronics and energy storage devices. The polymer-based dielectric capacitors have the advantages of device flexibility, fast charge–discharge rates, low loss, and graceful failure.
Researchers Announced Hybrid Sodium-Ion Battery-Supercapacitor High Energy Storage with High Power Density
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- On July 30, 2024
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The innovative hybrid energy storage system integrates anode materials typically used in batteries with cathodes suitable for supercapacitors. This combination allows the device to achieve both high storage capacities and rapid charge-discharge rates, positioning it as a viable next-generation alternative to lithium-ion batteries.
Researchers Demonstrated Novel BTO Based Capacitor Heterostructures with 19x Higher Energy Density
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- On July 24, 2024
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Electrostatic capacitors play a crucial role in modern electronics. They enable ultrafast charging and discharging, providing energy storage and power for devices ranging from smartphones, laptops and routers to medical devices, automotive electronics and industrial equipment. However, the ferroelectric dielectric materials used in ceramic capacitors have significant energy loss due to their material properties, making it difficult to provide high energy storage capability.
Passive Components Electrodes and Terminations
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- On July 24, 2024
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Electrodes and terminations are fundamental to the construction of passive electronic components, with emphasis upon stacked ceramic solutions for capacitance, resistance, inductance and sensing in electronic circuits. Older legacy materials for electrodes and terminations include palladium and silver respectively. These electrodes and terminations are still consumed in low layer count ceramic components or in specialty chip thermistors and varistors, inductors and resistors.