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NEC Battery Charges in 30 Seconds

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the quick-fixes dept.

Tomo Hiratsuka writes "NEC's new battery uses polymers that turn to gel, allowing it to be flexible and to charge to full capacity in just 30 seconds. It's apparently destined for smartcards and the evil that is RFID."

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  1. A curious item, but not remarkably impressive. by Dual_View · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Power sources, batteries, and generators are rather ubiquitous items in this day and age. If they manufacture it (and especially if they refine the design so that it holds a greater charge), then people will INVENT uses for it, which may or may not be a good thing. Right now, I suspect that this could be good as backup power for small electric/electronic items, such as alarm clocks and flashlights, and possibly a PDA (depending on how much battery power it requires).

    When they make one of these batteries that can run a modern-day laptop computer for 3 or 4 hours straight, I'll be more impressed. However, it's still good to know that it's environmentally friendly.