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Microbatteries Built on a Bed of Nails

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the all-charged-up dept.

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. Re:This is the same tech in all modern batteries. by sindas · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Nothing to see here, Move along.
    Nothing to see here? We understand the science behind the idea, but until now no one has made this tech. (at least not in this way)... Whats with the current trend of /.ers that are spewing randomly that every piece of news here sucks? maybe its just the people here that are so critical of the news that suck? why dont you submit some better news if this isnt good enough?