Cell-inspired material captures energy and releases it on demand

Watch a shape-shifting liquid transform into an energy-rich black gel that stores power for months.

Traditionally, harvesting energy, storing it and using it require separate materials or devices. The new platform merges all three functions into a single material, opening the door for adaptive, clean, renewable systems that don’t require plastics or metals.

Credit: Samuel I. Stupp/Northwestern University

Read more: https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2026/06/cell-inspired-material-captures-energy-and-releases-it-on-demand?fj=1

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