Energy storage and generation technologies are gaining tremendous importance, both because of the burgeoning demand for portable electronic devices and an impending energy crisis. The interest in developing low cost efficient energy storage and power generation systems is experiencing unprecedented interest. Much headway has been made in this area in the last few years with fuel cells and other products hitting the market. This newsletter features an article on energy storage and generation technologies such as rechargeable batteries, fuel cells and supercapacitors. Baverstam also provides links to interesting new developments in this area as well as a brief summary of recent advances in other exciting advanced material technologies.