Another Quest For 'The Ultimate Battery'

[thorfourwinds]

Greetings:

This is right up yuz alley, Le, PWM, Pimander, and now, The Janitor...

Of course, Zorgon probably has a file on it...


Comment by Janet Darlene Millien on March 7, 2012 at 8:24pm

About 6 years or so ago I was listening to a Paul Harvey Show on the radio. 

One of his news stories was about some young inventors who had built what could be called an eternal battery.  I use the word battery because the device stored energy like a battery does. 

The electric energy was stored on the surface of some kind of superthin, superlight material which could be folded over and over on itself or rolled up like say a toilet paper roll. The electricity could be stored on both sides of the sheet of material. 

The inventors estimated that a device of such stored electricty the size of car battery would be able to run an electric car 3 to possibly 10 years.  The inventors said that the device would be ready for scientific scrutiny in just 3 years and have a practical, marketable device ready in one year after that and the cost of the device would cost about the same as a car battery.

Also the device would be rechargeable. 

The range of size and applications infinite. 

Paul Harvey said he would follow the story and let everyone know what was happening as time went by. 

I never heard another word about the device and inventors.  Has anyone ever heard of this device or know how to research Paul Harvey's shows?   I wish I could remember more about the inventors and where they developed the device.  I know no names were mentioned.  Please let me know if you've heard of this.

[The Seeker]

very interesting, thor; makes me wonder if it went the path of the tiny yet mighty motor...

into oblivion...


seeker

[zorgon]

The electric energy was stored on the surface of some kind of superthin, superlight material which could be folded over and over on itself or rolled up like say a toilet paper roll. The electricity could be stored on both sides of the sheet of material. 

That sounds like a type of capacitor

[zorgon]

what could be called an eternal battery. 

The eternal battery for the mobile is invented

The American scientists from University of Missouri declared that have developed the new battery working on a nuclear energy, which on the size no more a usual coin.

Radio isotope batteries can provide capacity, on six usages exceeding a charge of chemical batteries. The given power supply can receive energy by means of disintegration of radioactive isotopes, - Dzhe Kvon (Jae Kwon), one of the scientists who have created the given jnvention has told.

As he said, though nuclear batteries any more are not a novelty and are widely used in various areas (for example, for maintenance of any food of pilotless devices, such as space companions), break consists in the size of the given device.

Also scientists notice that, despite widespread fears concerning danger of a nuclear energy, such batteries are completely harmless. People hear a word nuclear and think that it something very dangerous. However, nuclear power supplies already for a long time provide with energy set of devices, such as artificial organs, space companions and underwater systems, - Kvon has told.

The new battery can be used in mobile phones, portable computers, cameras and other technics. Potentially such power supplies can work hundreds and even thousand years. A problem that for today scientist was not possible to achieve high capacity from these batteries.

Dzhe Kvon (at the left) and its colleagues have created the nuclear battery comparable on the size with a coin

Dzhe Kvon has noticed that this business of the near future. In this case various small electronic devices, such as already mentioned mobile phones, can work without additional charge more than thousand years.

One more innovation of scientists of University of Missouri is the decision of a problem of the semiconductor. The matter is that earlier in nuclear batteries the firm semiconductor which, however, quickly collapsed under the influence of radiation was applied only. Now it was possible to replace the firm semiconductor liquid that partly and has given the chance to reduce the size of the battery.

The eternal battery for the mobile is invented

[zorgon]

Nanotechnology Eternal Battery

If the development on this nanotechnology battery pans out soon you may never have to charge your laptop computer again or fish around in the junk draw for batteries. Researchers hope that they will be able to create a battery that will allow electronic devices to power themselves.

    Lead co-author Dr Madhu Bhaskaran said the research combined the potential of piezoelectrics - materials capable of converting pressure into electrical energy - and the cornerstone of microchip manufacturing, thin film technology. "The power of piezoelectrics could be integrated into running shoes to charge mobile phones, enable laptops to be powered through typing or even used to convert blood pressure into a power source for pacemakers - essentially creating an everlasting battery," she said.

Nanotechnology Eternal Battery


Nanotechnology might result in eternal battery life

Sounds like a dream? Well, to be honest, just how much juice do you expect the entire day's worth of taps on your touchscreen is able to generate? Surely those alone aren't enough to power the display even, but if it does help extend your phone's battery life by just one more minute so that you can wrap up that all important phone call, then why not? Boffins over at the RMIT University in Melbourne have been working hard to discover the secrets of creating a self-sustained energy source, and if that were to be successful, then it would surely be a must have in any and every device, no?

Using piezoelectrics with a thin film microchip coating, said scientists have managed to discover just how much energy pressure from your finger taps are able to generate, and while this isn't the first time it has been applied, there might be some use for it if the efficiency level can be increased in the future. Of course, there are many other practical uses that one can think of if the technology has been perfected, but until then, you had best pack that phone charger with you on your next road trip.

Nanotechnology might result in eternal battery life

[SarK0Y]

Greetings:

This is right up yuz alley, Le, PWM, Pimander, and now, The Janitor...

Of course, Zorgon probably has a file on it...


Comment by Janet Darlene Millien on March 7, 2012 at 8:24pm

About 6 years or so ago I was listening to a Paul Harvey Show on the radio. 

One of his news stories was about some young inventors who had built what could be called an eternal battery.  I use the word battery because the device stored energy like a battery does. 

The electric energy was stored on the surface of some kind of superthin, superlight material which could be folded over and over on itself or rolled up like say a toilet paper roll. The electricity could be stored on both sides of the sheet of material. 

The inventors estimated that a device of such stored electricty the size of car battery would be able to run an electric car 3 to possibly 10 years.  The inventors said that the device would be ready for scientific scrutiny in just 3 years and have a practical, marketable device ready in one year after that and the cost of the device would cost about the same as a car battery.

Also the device would be rechargeable. 

The range of size and applications infinite. 

Paul Harvey said he would follow the story and let everyone know what was happening as time went by. 

I never heard another word about the device and inventors.  Has anyone ever heard of this device or know how to research Paul Harvey's shows?   I wish I could remember more about the inventors and where they developed the device.  I know no names were mentioned.  Please let me know if you've heard of this.

yellow pages have blessed us with dozens upon gadzellions of $tori€$ like that 

[SarK0Y]

The eternal battery for the mobile is invented



The eternal battery for the mobile is invented

RTGs ain't something new & these pets have trashed efficacy 

[robomont]

why not a solar cell on the back of the phone?

[thorfourwinds]

why not a solar cell on the back of the phone?

Zorgon's buddy, the Amazon, has them...

[thorfourwinds]

yellow pages have blessed us with dozens upon gadzellions of $tori€$ like that 

Greetings:

We tend to agree.

For example:



Pretty words   

[biggles]

Do they have bunny ears.

[TheJanitor]

Portable power, like potable water, is an on demand item. You're right Thor, its a fascinating development.

[thorfourwinds]

Portable power, like potable water, is an on demand item. You're right Thor, its a fascinating development.

Greetings:

Thank you for the kind words.   

Obviously, you are eminently qualified to assist us in our understanding of what was laid out in the OP... 

... and where Dick Tracy when we need him? What happened to the peeps involved here?

   

Have you experienced anything similar to this?

The electric energy was stored on the surface of some kind of superthin, superlight material which could be folded over and over on itself or rolled up like say a toilet paper roll.

The electricity could be stored on both sides of the sheet of material.

Add this:

The inventors estimated that a device of such stored electricty the size of car battery would be able to run an electric car 3 to possibly 10 years.

Or is this another example of an intriguing announcement and the subsequent disappearance of another inventor and device that would be a game-changer?   

Was another 'someone' getting too close to the truth?   


Peace Love Light

tfw   

Liberty & Equality or Revolution

[PLAYSWITHMACHINES]

It sounds like a kind of Nano-foil capacitor, like this one;




This is a 1 FARAD 5.5v capacitor, it has the surface area of a football field

And this is just the beginning.
Cool thread, let's see some more findings!

[PLAYSWITHMACHINES]

There's nothing wrong with the lead-acid battery, except that the lead is heavy & poisonous, the acid dangerous, and they have a limited life.

Phillips were doing research on lightweight non-toxic plastic batteries way back in the 80's, there was an article on it in the NewScientist.

Whatever happened to that project?
It died a very quiet death, methinks