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Silicon As the New Lithium

Posted by kdawson on from the throw-the-sand-against-the-wind dept.

hduff writes "While lithium-ion batteries offer better performance than lead-acid or ni-cad batteries, the supply of lithium is limited and the batteries can pose problems. Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute are building a better battery with easily obtainable sand and air."

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  1. Call me VERY cynical, but. . . by Fantastic+Lad · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I wouldn't put it past the Israeli psyops people to pull a stunt like this.

    Please follow the logic.

    1. "We're taking a beating in public relations as a nation. What with the whole deliberately bombing civilians, bulldozing homes, withholding vital medical care from those who don't agree to become snitches, and perhaps the creepiest of the lot, abduction and organ harvesting. --Yes we can control the real press no problem, (have you heard those stories given full coverage in the "real" news?), but this internet nuisance. . ! It's out of our control. We tried a massive astro-turfing campaign with demonstrably false talking points (thank-you Jon Stewart for being the only guy in television land for having the gonads to point them out.) while we were bombing Palestine last holiday season, but when people are able to get together on the unrestricted internet and were able to discuss things in forum rather than simply stare at a CRT and nod like zombies, our evil toxic bullshit PR threatened to not be 100% effective. We need to control this internet!"

    2. "What is the most vital, most exciting, most anticipated technological breakthrough that people closely associated with the internet have been wishing for? Ah yes. Good battery tech."

    3. "Subtle message; keep us safe from repercussions resulting from our numerous crimes against humanity. (The abused sickeningly often turns into the abuser, and in the case of Israel, it's just a typical example. The West Bank IS a concentration camp.) --But just hold off for another 5 years, because if you turn on us now, you won't get these marvelous batteries which can make your laptops last forever, and did we forget to mention, they can also save the world from automotive greenhouse pollution? Copenhagen what? No that's just random timing, honest!"

    4. "Profit."

    Hm. Actually, now that I think my way through this, it just seems fishier and fishier. Why is the word "Israel" built into the company name? This smells of a psy-ops play for mind share. --Hardly surprising for the only country on the planet which was able to organize a giant astro-turfing campaign to bolster world-wide support for war crimes and atrocities during the so-called "Cast lead" where the IDF used phosphorus on civilian targets. For crying out loud!

    Sorry, Israel. I could care less about your religion, (or any religion, for that matter), but your government is evil and like Germany, the world is letting you get away with it. Heck, worse, the US is funding the damned thing.

    So, sorry, no, I don't think your oh-so-innocent battery story making headlines is what it says it is.

    -FL