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Microbatteries Built on a Bed of Nails

nadamsieee writes "The good folks at IEEE Spectrum have a news brief about a newly invented method of creating microbatteries using an electrode that looks like a bed of nails. The method was created by a team led by Prof. Marc Madou of UC Irvine. IEEE Spectrum notes that 'according to the researchers, a battery using such an electrode can generate 78 percent more power than a stacked-plate microbattery of the same volume.'"

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  1. I don't believe them... by drinkypoo · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...they're a bunch of fakirs.

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  2. Let me guess... by suckass · · Score: 2, Funny

    5 years till this is on the market.

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  3. Renewable naysayer energy by Jeremi · · Score: 4, Funny

    If only we had a way to harness the energy generated by the spontaneous knee-jerk naysaying of Slashdot posters, our energy needs would be met forever.

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  4. Thats not a bed of nails... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...this is how you make a bed of nails!

  5. Sleigh of hand and twist of fate... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...in a microbattery she makes me wait?

    Err... no.