![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917091317im_/http://nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field Polymer Electric Storage, Flexible and Adaptable
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August 21, 2008
![News thumbnail](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080917091317im_/http://nsf.gov/news/other_images/1eng_l.gif) | The rapid emergence of hybrid electric automobiles in recent years underscores the need for more flexible and reliable methods of high-capacity electrical storage, say researchers. Now a team of Penn State materials scientists are developing ferroelectric polymer-based capacitors that can deliver power more rapidly and are much lighter than conventional batteries. Full story |
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