Using thin-films of iron oxide as the active material of electrodes, supercapacitors are fabricated on various substrates in different shapes. By chemical oxidation the iron-oxide film is formed directly and conformably on the substrates in a short period of cooking. The iron oxide has a chemical composition of Fe.sub.x O.sub.y H.sub.z, where 1.0.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.3.0, 0.0.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.4.0, and 0.0.ltoreq.z.ltoreq.1.0. Substrates, as the current collector, tested includes Al, Ti, Fe, Cu and Ni. Measurements by cyclic voltammetry indicates that the iron-oxide electrodes in a selected electrolyte can store charges as high as 0.5 F / cm.sup.2 or 417 F / g of the electrode materials. Supercapacitors as prepared are economical and can be used as enclosure housings for portable electronics, power tools, and batteries. The supercapacitors can also be integrated with the frames and chassis of electric vehicles.
An animal feed with a high level of arachidonic acid is produced from microalgae, and fed to aquatic animals grown in aquaculture. The arachidonic acid-rich microalgae are fed directly to the aquatic animals, or processed to produce an oil that can be used as a human nutritive supplement. The arachidonic acid-rich microalgae can be combined with long chainomega-3 fatty acids to provide a source of nutrition for humans and animals. The animal feed and nutritional supplements are free of animal byproducts.
A display device and a method for production thereof. The display device comprises a substrate, thin film transistors and a transparent conductive film which are formed on the substrate, and an aluminum alloy film which electrically connects the thin film transistors to the transparent conductive film, such that there exists an oxide film of said aluminum alloy at the interface between said aluminum alloy film and said transparent conductive film, said oxide film having a thickness of 1 to 10 nm and containing oxygen in an amount no more than 44 atom %. The display device has the aluminum alloy film and the transparent conducive film in direct contact with each other, obviating the necessity of barrier metal between them.