Alternatives to current battery technology
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Today we are sporting more and more portable gadgets. These gadgets tend to be popular amongst engineers as well. That trend is set to continue as these devices become more powerful and more useful. Only problem is that their thirst for power is increasing but the technology supplying that power is stagnating. Have a look at a few technologies that could help change this around, super capacitors, which would be especially useful with respect to regenerative braking on cars, and nickel-zinc which will allow for smaller and lighter batteries than using the current nickel-cadmium while at the same time being better for the environment as it is non toxic.
The thought of much better batter life for my myriad of gadgets is something I would very much be looking forward to.
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Thursday 15 November, 2007 01:00 PM |
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