Science and technology go hand in hand. With the innovation of technical things and gadgets, our life has got a new dimension. It is very interesting to know living supercapacitors constructed inside every living organisam. We are now able to witness the impossible things that we have never dreamt of in the last couple of years. Well, there is a progress or advancement in each department be it biological, medicine or any technological matter.
In the year 2015, a research group came up with the results which showed that they were successful in making the rose absorb a conducting polymer solution. Well, this is something new which we don’t come across very often. Really, it is an incredible matter in the field of electronics.
THE SOLUTION
The conducting hydrogel which got formed in the stem of the rose was in the form of wires. The stem of the rose acted as a perfect transistor with all the gates at each end and a gate in the centre. This device can act as a supercapacitor.
The results were published in the Science Advances. An assistant professor has been able to develop a SuperCapacitors material, which has been specially designed for the issue. The material that has been developed polymerises inside the stem of the rose without any further trigger.
The fluid can create channels for conducting. The channel may be long and it is not limited within the stem of the rose but also within the leaves and petals.
THE CHARGING
The rose can be charged at frequent intervals without any degradation in the performance of the semiconductor device. The best part is that the energy stored in the semi-conductor is of the same magnitude in the stem of the rose.So the SuperCapacitors developed from this will be a great help in the power industry.
There are many areas where we can utilise this SuperCapacitors device – the plant. This plant is capable of powering up our ion pump. It can also give power to various types of sensors which are quite beneficial.
THE RESEARCH
The research is in the initial stages of the experiment and a lot of work is let before it can be confirmed for the future. If this plant becomes successful, then the future will be benefitted a lot.
The plant can be used to power up the switches and also will be useful in the storage of energy. So it can be also used in creating the fuel cells. With the research going on, it is now time to implement the facts.
The implications will make it more worthy. The supercapacitors will make the tasks easy in the future. The performance would also matter a lot in the near future. The supercapacitors can be used in the automobile industry as well.
This will be a great help in saving our natural resources as well for the future generations. With the device or the plant coming in the future, a lot of money would also be saved for the generation of power and electricity. For this project, the main funds are coming from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
