It's hard to tell if the article is just confusing capacitors and batteries, or if the researchers consider using the coated nanowires in a capacitor configurat

It's hard to tell if the article is just confusing capacitors and batteries, or if the researchers consider using the coated nanowires in a capacitor configuration as a proof-of-concept for use in Li-Ion batteries. From the article: "All nanowire capacitors can be extended from 2000 to 8000 cycles to more than 100,000 cycles, simply by replacing a liquid electrolyte with a... gel electrolyte," the researchers wrote in their paper. The result: commercial batteries that could last a lifetime in computers, smartphones, appliances, cars and spacecraft.