By <a href="http://news.vanderbilt.edu/author/davidsalisbury/">David Salisbury</a> -<br><br><a href="http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2014/05/liberating-devices/">This intriguing prospect is one of the reasons for the current interest in building the capacity to store electrical energy directly into a wide range of products, such as a laptop whose casing serves as its battery, or an electric car powered by energy stored in its chassis, or a home where the dry wall and siding store the electricity that runs the lights and appliances.<br></a><br><a href="http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2014/05/liberating-devices/">READ MORE ON VANDERBILT RESEARCH</a>
