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A Non-Toxic, Paper Battery / Supercapacitor
jcr writes "Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a combination battery/capacitor by infusing carbon nanotubes and electrolytes into a paper substrate. The material can be folded, rolled up, or molded to any convenient shape with no effect on power capacity. Operating temperature range is -100 to 300 degrees F. One of the co-authors is quoted: 'We're not putting pieces together — it's a single, integrated device. The components are molecularly attached to each other: the carbon nanotube print is embedded in the paper, and the electrolyte is soaked into the paper. The end result is a device that looks, feels, and weighs the same as paper.'" The researchers haven't yet developed a high-volume way to manufacture the devices. They envision ultimately printing sheets between rollers like newsprint.
No thanks, how about if we stop it before it gets that bad?
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Motive motive motive. Talks only work when your opponent is willing to allow them to work. Same thing with non-violence. If Ghandi had been passively resisting the soviets he would just have been shot and left in an unmarked grave. Last time I checked, unlike the IRA, the muslims don't tend to phone ahead. That right there is a MAJOR difference in the nature of one's opponent. Not to mention that the IRA to my knowledge never or almost never targeted children and women for mass murder simply because they worked with/crowded around british troops. Now, if you can give me multiple examples of the IRA doing so in a short period of time, sayyy five years, I'll retract my statement. Until then, shut the fuck up and sit the fuck down.