Taylor and Jared give a brief overview of current energy storage devices and the materials that makes them work. Then they dive into an interview with Joe Sleepy CEO of Capacitech to discuss what his company is doing to revolutionize supercapacitors and their form factor.

Articles Discussed:

• 2021 Leif E. Asp, A Structural Battery and its Multifunctional Performance
• 2021 Nick Lavars, "Massless" carbon fiber battery doubles as a structural component

Thanks to Capacitech for sponsoring this episode you can find out more about them here.

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Materialism Team: Taylor Sparks (co-creator, co-host), Andrew Falkowski (co-creator and editing assistance), Jared Duffy (co-host, production, marketing, and editing), Ramsey Issa (co-host and editing assistance).

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