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Li-Ion With 300% More Power, Minutes to Recharge

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the i'll-believe-it-when-i-see-it dept.

Battery Nut writes "Altair Nanotechnologies claims to have found a way to reduce Li-Ion recharge time to minutes, as well as increase battery power by 300%, according to this press release. Seems they have received some good feedback by certain experts about thier work: "Two eminent experts in battery technology, Dr. K. M. Abraham and Dr. Vassilis G. Keramidas, have expressed strong support for Altair's work. " So is it a new revolution in battery technology, or hopeful hype? Stay tuned, their quarterly conference call is Thursday Feb 24th at 11AM." Anyone else think snake oil?

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  1. Snakeoil? by IainMH · · Score: 3, Funny

    No - It's lithium.

    1. Re:Snakeoil? by bluephone · · Score: 3, Funny
      Your "what if" is as irrelevant as "what if tires were TRIANGULAR?"

      I have a patent on triangular tires.

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  2. Hmm... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Anyone else think snake oil?"

    Someone's trying not to look so stupid this time around...

  3. Hmmm... by clawDATA · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe it uses cold-fusion?

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    1. Re:Hmmm... by Leroy_Brown242 · · Score: 2, Funny

      I hope Val Kilmer can prevent the russians from stealing it!

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  4. Genetic Experiments? by bigtallmofo · · Score: 4, Funny

    I RTFA and couldn't figure out the precise technique that Altair Nanotechnologies used to breed this super-Lion with 3x the power of a regular lion.

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    1. Re:Genetic Experiments? by WhatAmIDoingHere · · Score: 4, Funny

      They took your standard lion and grafted four asses to it.

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    2. Re:Genetic Experiments? by bigtallmofo · · Score: 3, Funny

      I agree that they'll make a mint if it's true! But if these super-Lions ever escape from whatever zoo or nature preserve we put them in, it will mean a heap of trouble!

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  5. sweet! by m00j · · Score: 1, Funny

    2 comments and already /.ed!

    Or they have a power outage and their UPS batteries are flat...

    1. Re:sweet! by kevinx · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's those inconsiderate jerks who read the article before they post. Now all of us who posted first can't read it.

  6. BatMax is better! by ghoti · · Score: 3, Funny

    We don't need this crap, we have BatMax!

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    1. Re:BatMax is better! by Alsee · · Score: 4, Funny

      Oh CRAP! I tried putting a BatMax sticker on one of these new Super Li-Ion batteries. . . . there was this blinding flash of light and I got sucked into some bizzaro alternate universe where George Bush was re-elected! CRAP CRAP CRAP! This SUX!

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  7. Re:Snakeoil???? by darkov · · Score: 2, Funny

    If you think that is good you should check out SCOX.

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  8. What about titanium-germanium batteries? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Sure, they don't work very well, but TiGer is a killer product name.

  9. Re:Slashdot: home of stock pumpers? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    "When did Slashdot start posting messages from stock pumpers?"

    I believe the SCO stories set this precendent...

  10. Ooh, I could use this about now... by gearmonger · · Score: 1, Funny

    I think I'm running low on pow

  11. Re:Actually, 200% more power by Hanji · · Score: 1, Funny

    That would be correct if he said the new batteries had 300% the power of the old ones. But the old ones already have 100% of their power, so the new ones have (300 - 100)% = 200% more power.

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  12. Re:Slashdot: home of stock pumpers? by m50d · · Score: 5, Funny

    Since Taco realised he could buy the stock just before posting the story? :)

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  13. Re:Power or charge? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Bad physics always hits in the family joules, doesn't it?

  14. Scotty by Netsensei · · Score: 0, Funny

    "Scotty, I need more power!"

    I can see the package already in front of me: "Uses Altair TimeTravel Technology(tm)"

  15. Improves reception too! by tbase · · Score: 1, Funny

    I already bought one of these on eBay. You just stick it on the back of your battery, and you get 300% more life, 500% better reception, and it blocks the gamma rays from giving you skull cancer. And the best part, it was FREE!!!!L@@K!!!W@W!!!!!NIBMOMC!!1111!!A+++PWRSELLE R with the charger I bought.

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  16. Re:Read the article? by mshiltonj · · Score: 2, Funny

    As long as this is NOT some sticker that creates a magnetic flux in the battery via the Hotzman effect, then I will be willing to say it might not be snakeoil.

    It's the flux capicitor that manages the whole thing.

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  17. Re:Snakeoil???? by lecithin · · Score: 1, Funny

    Who finishes porn DVDs anyway?

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  18. Re:Snakeoil???? by DickBreath · · Score: 1, Funny

    I certainly hope it isn't snake oil. It would be nice to be able to watch a DVD movie on my laptop all the way through on battery alone. I always miss the ending because the battery runs out 10 minues before the movie ends!

    I agree. Its frustrating. Batteries die right before the, um, well, I mean, the climax.


    More seriously, would super fast recharge times on Li-Ion transform Flaming PowerBooks into Exploding PowerBooks? That would really put a damper on my, um, movie watching.

    Then, imagine not just flaming cell phones, but exploding cell phones. Especially if you carry them in the pockets next to your, um, precious.

    What kind of product liability will there be when the inevitable exploding cell phone happens?

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  19. Re:Snakeoil???? by trentblase · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is that an AC outlet in your pants? Mind if I plug in my rechargable vibrator?