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Batteries Becoming Limiting Step For Portable Toys
grqb writes "Reuters is reporting that strong growth for portable devices such as laptop computers, game and music players, PDAs and mobile phones is expected to pressure battery manufacturers to improve their products, which are quickly becoming the limiting step in portable technology development. The lithium-ion battery technology that is commonly used hasn't changed in several years. The race is on to find battery technologies that are lighter and have increased life, but major breakthroughs don't seem to be on the horizon other than the lithium polymer battery, which can squeeze roughly 10-20% more life than lithium-ion. Micro fuel cells that run off of methanol are touted to be the next major wave for portable power, although logistics and price still make these fuel cells long shots, which is why Nokia recently dropped development of this technology."
i keep repeating this time and time again at every opportunity on slashdot.
... why are people being so THICK!!!! maaaaagh!
EUROPOSITRON.COM already HAVE a rechargeable battery that is FIVE TIMES more powerful than Li-Ion.
they're sealed.
they're rechargeable.
they don't turn to sludge because Mr Rainer Partenan has reversed the anode and cathode that would otherwise make the battery turn to sludge (in other aluminium cells) - instead, the liquid turns crystalline.
it's a 1.5V cell.
it means that a D-Type cell could deliver something stupid like 20Ah.
it means that a battery array of around 60kg could propel a family-sized electric car a distance of FIVE HUNDRED MILES on one charge.
and is there anything in the news about mr partenan's technology? is there xxxx.
Now I see why the US doesn't want Iran and North Korea developing nuclear power. The Bush administration is using the A-bomb as an excuse for the US to corner the market on plutonium laptop batteries. Unfortunately, this will be self-defeating, because the US population will consequently go sterile.