today.reuters.com — A Japanese inventor unveils batteries powered by a single drop of water. Susumu Suzuki, the president of Tokyo-based building material maker TSC, has invented water-powered batteries, which have an electric current as powerful as that of a standard battery. Check out the video!
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bulbboyNov 10, 2006
I wonder how well they would store in humid areas.Still anything that spreads flashlights out there is a good thing. Everyone should have one (on their person).
uberlordNov 10, 2006
It's misleading, but not entirely inaccurate. I was lead to believe that power was extracted from the water and stored in the battery, but what really happens is the battery already has the power (for 10% of the cost! ) and water simply powers it by transferring the energy... Either way, batteries that are eco-friendly, recyclable, 1000% cheaper, and never run out at 0% humidity - well, it's amazing; not free energy, but at least I'll have something to power my wiimote =P
nealvNov 10, 2006
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kenelmNov 10, 2006
Yeah, it's only activated by water. But this is still a great news : these batteries are as powerful as standard batteries, cheaper, and can be recycled multiple times. THIS is the most important thing in this article.I don't care about what powers the battery, could it be dangerous or corrosive, as long as it's cheap and recyclable.
nicolay77Nov 10, 2006
Hopefully it was misleading, otherwise the cost of the drops of water would increase as if skyrocketed!
displaceNov 13, 2006
There's an article running in the latest Wired Magazine on more novel battery innovations and the future of batteries; super-thin lithium ion batteries and "nanograss" batteries may be used in numbers as multiple power supplies for one device. It's a good read and I'm betting it's already been posted. <a class="user" href="http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/battery.html?pg=1&topic=battery&topic_set=">http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/battery.html?pg=1&topic=battery&topic_set=</a>
markrpDec 28, 2008
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