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While not possible yet, new research by a team of CU SPACE & TIME
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Internet within a complex network of minuscule pores. The break‐ Organic Chemistry
through could lead to the development of more efficient
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energy storage devices, such as supercapacitors, said
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Supercapacitors, energy storage devices that rely on ion Imperceptible Sensors Made from 'Electronic
Spider Silk' Can Be Printed Directly on
accumulation in their pores, have rapid charging times Human Skin
and longer life spans compared to batteries.
Strings That Can Vibrate Forever (Kind Of)

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"The primary appeal of supercapacitors lies in their 'Fossilizing' Cracks in Infrastructure Creates
Sealing That Can Even Survive Earthquakes
speed," Gupta said. "So how can we make their charging
and release of energy faster? By the more efficient move‐ COMPUTERS & MATH

ment of ions." AI Headphones Let Wearer Listen to a Single

Person in a Crowd, by Looking at Them Just
Their findings modify Kirchhoff's law, which has governed Once
current flow in electrical circuits since 1845 and is a sta‐
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ple in high school students' science classes. Unlike elec‐
trons, ions move due to both electric fields and diffusion, 3D Printing Robot Creates Extreme Shock-
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and the researchers determined that their movements at
pore intersections are different from what was described
in Kirchhoff's law.

Prior to the study, ion movements were only described in

the literature in one straight pore. Through this research,
ion movement in a complex network of thousands of in‐
terconnected pores can be simulated and predicted in a
few minutes.

"That's the leap of the work," Gupta said. "We found the
missing link."

Story Source:

Materials provided by University of Colorado at Boulder. Original written by Susan

Glairon. Note: Content may be edited for style and length.

Journal Reference:

1. Filipe Henrique, Paweł J. Żuk, Ankur Gupta. A network model to predict ionic
transport in porous materials. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
2024; 121 (22) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2401656121

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