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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.
I can see slashdot making jokes about governments and solutions to the energy crisis.
I lost my sig.
Paper Power is Peeoplleeeeee!!!!
May the Maths Be with you!
No, what they're saying is they want to be left alone. US foreign policy especially with regard to oil, is anything but that. Granted, Afghanistan doesn't have oil, but as a remote backwater, it was (and still is) a safe haven for radicals from the countries that have oil, hence its strategic significance.